Caution

Parmesan Herb Chicken Tenders

by Kirkwood

Open Food Facts label for barcode 4061462091711 · Kirkwood. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 4061462091711 · Serving size 1 portion (84 g)

The verdict

Parmesan Herb Chicken Tenders by Kirkwood scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 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 50-component record, beginning with Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Wheat Flour, Water. 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 50 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
4061462091711
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

N/A

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.

62091711 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Parmesan Herb Chicken Tenders label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Sausage & Gravy · ±0 BOOK-OFF …091711 · July 2026

17 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 62091711 · 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: Sausage & Gravy Biscuit Bites · Nearest score peer is Sausage & Gravy Biscuit Bites 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Parmesan Herb Chicken Tenders: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Parmesan Herb Chicken Ten…85/1002. Sausage & Gravy Biscuit Bites: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sausage & Gravy Biscuit B…85/1003. Smoked Sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Smoked Sausage85/1004. Sugar Free Strawberry Spread: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sugar Free Strawberry Spr…85/1005. Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa85/100
High-band neighbours for Parmesan Herb Chicken Tenders (85/100) outside Kirkwood.
Chart values as text

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

Parmesan Herb Chicken Tenders
85/100
Sausage & Gravy Biscuit Bites
85/100
Smoked Sausage
85/100
Sugar Free Strawberry Spread
85/100
Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Parmesan Herb Chicken Tenders lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

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 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
2
Wheat Flour
3
Water
4
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
5
Natural Type Flavor
6
Natural Flavor
7
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
8
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
9
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Yeast
12
Garlic Powder
13
Corn Starch
14
Yeast
15
Parmesan Cheese
16
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
17
Cheese Cultures
18
Enzymes
19
Milk
20
Milk Powder
21
Disodium Phosphate
22
Set Acid
23
Vegetable Oil
24
Soybean Oil
25
Romano Cheese
26
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
27
Soy Protein Isolate
28
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
29
Breading Set In Vegetable Oil
30
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
31
Soy Protein Concentrate
32
Spices
33
Extractives Of Paprika
34
Onion Powder
35
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
36
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
37
Leavening
38
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
39
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
40
Monocalcium Phosphate
41
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
42
Extractives Of Turmeric
43
Extractives Of Annatto
44
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
45
Sodium Phosphate
46
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
47
Sodium Citrate
48
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
49
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
50
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned

Full Ingredient List

boneless skinless chicken breast with rib meat, wheat flour, water, contains 2% or less of: wheat starch, type flavor (natural flavor, maltodextrin, disodium inosinate, sodium caseinate), salt, dried yeast, garlic powder, modified corn starch, yeast, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), milk, milk powder (parmesan cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], disodium phosphate), set acid, vegetable oil (soybean oil), romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, soy protein isolate, wheat gluten, breading set in vegetable oil, whey, soy protein concentrate, soybean oil, spices, extractives of paprika, onion powder, dextrose, sugar, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), natural flavor, citric acid, extractives of turmeric, extractives of annatto, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, sodium phosphate, sodium caseinate, lactic acid, sodium citrate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite

High-score cross-brand comparables for Parmesan Herb Chicken Tenders

Neighbours outside Kirkwood with screening scores in the same high band as Parmesan Herb Chicken Tenders (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kirkwood; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Parmesan Herb Chicken Tenders's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Parmesan Herb Chicken Tenders'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 4061462091711: 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.