Sweet & Sour Chicken bowl

by Nestlé

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Sweet & Sour Chicken bowl by Nestlé receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0013800232120
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Sweet & Sour Chicken bowl by Nestlé carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Sweet & Sour Chicken bowl is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Sweet & Sour Chicken bowl
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cooked Brown Rice
2
Water
3
Panko Breaded Chicken
4
Whiíte Meat Chicken
5
Wheat Flour
6
Chicken Broth
7
2% Or Less Of Tapioca Starch
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Garlic And Onion Powder
11
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Yeast
13
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Egg Whites
15
Yellow Corn Flour
16
Paprika Extracts
17
Dehydrated Parsley
18
Spice
19
Natural Flavor
20
Dried Red Bell Peppers
21
Carrots
22
Green Bell Peppers
23
Organic Tomato Puree
24
Tomato Paste
25
Pineapple Tidbits
26
Pineapple
27
Pineapple Juice
28
Clarified Pineapple Juice Concentrate
29
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
30
Organic Onions
31
Brown Sugar
32
Orange Juice Concentrate
33
2% Or Less Of Pineapple Juice Concentrate
34
Apple Cider Vinegar
35
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
36
Sesame Oi̇l
37
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
38
Soybeans
39
Wheat
40
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
41
Potassium čHloride
42
Cayenne Red Pepper
43
Egg
44
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Full Ingredient List

cooked brown rice (water, cooked brown rice), panko breaded chicken (whiíte meat chicken, wheat flour, water, chicken broth, 2% or less of tapioca starch, salt, cornstarch, garlic and onion powder, sugar, yeast, wheat gluten, egg whites, yellow corn flour, paprika extracts, dried parsley, spice, natural flavor), water, red bell peppers, carrots, green bell peppers, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), pineapple tidbits (pineapple, pineapple juice, water, clarified pineapple juice concentrate, citric acid), onions, brown sugar, orange juice concentrate, 2% or less of pineapple juice concentrate, apple cider vinegar, modified cornstarch, sesame oi̇l, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), salt, garlic, potassium čhloride, cayenne red pepper. contains: egg, wheat, soy. thoughtr 1porti you've choi

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial