Caution

Emerils, creole creations seafood jambalaya

by Emeril's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0882639503219 · Emeril's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0882639503219 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (227 g)

The verdict

Emerils, creole creations seafood jambalaya by Emeril's scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 88 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 88-component record, beginning with Water, Shrimp, Salt. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 88 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

39503219 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Emerils, creole creations seafood jambalaya label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 88 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Potato Split Top · ±0 BOOK-OFF …503219 · July 2026

19 of 88 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 39503219 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Potato Split Top Dinner Rolls · Nearest score peer is Potato Split Top Dinner Rolls at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Emerils, creole creations seafood jambalaya: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Emerils, creole creations…85/1002. Potato Split Top Dinner Rolls: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Potato Split Top Dinner R…85/1003. Vita Classic, Wild Sockeye Salmon, Hot Smoked: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Vita Classic, Wild Sockey…85/1004. Atlantic Hot Smoked Salmon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Atlantic Hot Smoked Salmon85/1005. Atlantic Nova Salmon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Atlantic Nova Salmon85/100
High-band neighbours for Emerils, creole creations seafood jambalaya (85/100) outside Emeril's.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Emerils, creole creations seafood jambalaya
85/100
Potato Split Top Dinner Rolls
85/100
Vita Classic, Wild Sockeye Salmon, Hot Smoked
85/100
Atlantic Hot Smoked Salmon
85/100
Atlantic Nova Salmon
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Emerils, creole creations seafood jambalaya scores 7.9 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Emerils, creole creations seafood jambalaya lists 88 ingredients on its label

88 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 88 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 7,008 Frozen foods products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 88 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Shrimp
3
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
5
Used To Maintain Moisture
6
Rice
7
Organic Onions
8
Celery
9
Green Bell Pepper
10
Roux
11
Enriched Flour
12
Bleached Wheat Flour
13
Malted Barley Flour
14
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Reduced Iron
16
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
19
Vegetable Oil
20
Cotton Seed Oil With No Additives
21
Crushed Tomatoes
22
Organic Tomato Puree
23
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
24
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
25
Smoked Kielbasa
26
Pork
27
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
28
Paprika
29
White Pepper
30
Black Pepper
31
Rendered Chicken Fat
32
Tomato Paste
33
Green Onions
34
Lightly Salted Butter
35
Cream
36
Cultured Dextrose
37
Chicken Bouillon
38
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
39
Chicken Fat And Dehydrated Chicken Meat
40
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
41
Palm Fat
42
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
43
Spices And Coloring
44
Turmeric
45
Organic Onions
46
Palm Oil
47
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
48
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
49
Natural Flavors
50
Roasted Chicken Base
51
Chicken Meat Including Chicken Juices
52
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
53
Chicken Flavor
54
Chicken Broth
55
Chicken Fat
56
Yeast Extract
57
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
58
Milk
59
Potato Flour
60
Onion
61
Natural Flavor
62
Modified Food Starch
63
Ham Base
64
Ham
65
Water Added
66
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
67
Corn Syrup Solids
68
Sodium Phosphate
69
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
70
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
71
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
72
Dehydrated Onion And Garlic
73
Natural Smoke Flavor
74
Corn Starch
75
Corn Oil
76
Soy Flour
77
Spice Extractive
78
Natural Smoke Flavor
79
Seasoning
80
Spices
81
Garlic Powder
82
Onion Powder
83
Chili Pepper
84
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
85
Wheat Flour
86
Nisin Preparation
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
GRAS
87
Soy Lecithin Powder
88
Charoil Hickory

Full Ingredient List

Water, shrimp (shrimp, water, salt, sodium tripolyphosphate [used to maintain moisture]), rice, onions, celery, green bell pepper, roux (enriched flour [bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid], vegetable oil [cotton seed oil with no additives]), crushed tomatoes (crushed tomatoes, tomato puree, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), smoked kielbasa (pork, water, salt, garlic, paprika, white pepper, black pepper), rendered chicken fat, tomato paste, green onions, lightly salted butter (cream, salt), cultured dextrose, garlic, chicken bouillon (salt, autolyzed yeast extract, chicken fat and dehydrated chicken meat, maltodextrin, palm fat, hydrolyzed corn protein, spices and natural coloring [turmeric], dehydrated onions, palm oil, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, citric acid, natural flavors), roasted chicken base (chicken meat including natural chicken juices, salt, sugar, chicken flavor [autolyzed yeast extract, chicken broth], chicken fat, yeast extract, dried whey [milk], potato flour, dried onion, natural flavor, turmeric), food starch modified, ham base (ham, water added [ham, water, dextrose, salt, corn syrup solids, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite], salt, hydrolyzed soy protein, sugar, dried onion and garlic, natural smoke flavor, corn starch, corn oil, soy flour, spice extractive, smoke flavor, soy flour, spice extractive), salt, paprika, seasoning (salt, spices, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, chili pepper, enriched bleached wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid]), nisin preparation, soy lecithin powder, charoil hickory

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Emerils, creole creations seafood jambalaya

Neighbours outside Emeril's with screening scores in the same high band as Emerils, creole creations seafood jambalaya (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Emeril's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Emerils, creole creations seafood jambalaya's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 88-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Emerils, creole creations seafood jambalaya's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0882639503219: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.