Big Y Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

New england style clam chowder chunky soup, new england style clam chowder

New england style clam chowder chunky soup, new england style clam chowder: 3/5 ingredient safety

New england style clam chowder chunky soup, new england style clam chowder by Big Y 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 C, 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

Canned foods / Meals / Soups / Canned meals / Canned soups

How This Score Is Built

New england style clam chowder chunky soup, new england style clam chowder draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 4 of its 4 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where New england style clam chowder chunky soup, new england style 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
C
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.

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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for New england style clam chowder chunky soup, new england style 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
Big Y
Barcode
0018894141242
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is New england style clam chowder chunky soup, new england style clam chowder above or below average on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 3/5, New england style clam chowder chunky soup, new england style 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.

How should New england style clam chowder chunky soup, new england style clam chowder's 3/5 score be read?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; New england style clam chowder chunky soup, new england style clam chowder's 3/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in 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.