Spartan Nutri-Score A NOVA 4

Chunky Clam Chowder

Chunky Clam Chowder: 3/5 ingredient safety

Chunky Clam Chowder by Spartan has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3 out of 5, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is A, and 2 of its ingredients carry a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 4 of 4 ingredients tracked for Chunky Clam Chowder have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.

Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.

Where Chunky Clam Chowder sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

3 Top 98% higher than 2% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

3
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3 out of 5
Based on 4 tracked ingredients
4
Tracked Ingredients
2
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
A
Nutri-Score
2 ingredients flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

CLAM BROTH, POTATOES, CLAMS, SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, WHEAT FLOUR, CREAM, SALT, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ONIONS, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CLAM EXTRACT, SPICE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Chunky Clam Chowder: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Brand
Spartan
Barcode
0011213105864
Nutri-Score
Grade A
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Chunky Clam Chowder rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 3/5, Chunky Clam Chowder sits behind 98% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 3/5 ingredient safety score mean?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Chunky Clam Chowder's mapped ingredients average out to 3/5, which is the Mixed Evidence tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.