Peanut Chicken Stir Fry White Meat Chicken With Pasta & Stir Fry Vegetables In A Spicy Peanut Sauce, Peanut Chicken

by Lean cuisine

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Peanut Chicken Stir Fry White Meat Chicken With Pasta & Stir Fry Vegetables In A Spicy Peanut Sauce, Peanut Chicken by Lean cuisine receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0013800841582
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 PACKAGE (304 g)

What the Data Says About

Peanut Chicken Stir Fry White Meat Chicken With Pasta & Stir Fry Vegetables In A Spicy Peanut Sauce, Peanut Chicken by Lean cuisine carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Peanut Chicken Stir Fry White Meat Chicken With Pasta & Stir Fry Vegetables In A Spicy Peanut Sauce, Peanut Chicken 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. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Peanut Chicken Stir Fry White Meat Chicken With Pasta & Stir Fry Vegetables In A Spicy Peanut Sauce, Peanut Chicken
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score C OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cooked Pasta
2
Water
3
Semolina Wheat Flour
4
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
5
Cooked Grill Marked Seasoned White Meat Chicken Strips
6
White Meat Chicken
7
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
8
Chicken Flavor
9
Chicken Broth
10
Chicken Powder
11
Natural Flavor
12
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
13
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Soybean Oil
15
Corn Syrup Solids
16
Sodium Phosphate
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Snap Peas
19
Dried Red Bell Peppers
20
Organic Onions
21
Yellow Carrots
22
Peanuts
23
Brown Sugar
24
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
25
Soybeans
26
Wheat
27
2% Or Less Of Soybean Oil
28
Chili Pepper
29
Lime Juice Concentrate
30
Rice Wine Vinegar
31
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
32
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
33
Seasoning
34
Fermented Anchovies
35
Anchovies
36
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
37
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
38
Ginger Puree
39
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
40
Canola Oil
41
Cottonseed Oil
42
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
43
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

Full Ingredient List

Cooked Pasta (Water, Semolina Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten), Cooked Grill Marked Seasoned White Meat Chicken Strips (White Meat Chicken, Water, Modified Tapioca Starch, Chicken Flavor [Dried Chicken Broth, Chicken Powder, Natural Flavor], Carrageenan, Whey Protein Concentrate, Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Sodium Phosphate, Salt), Snap Peas, Water, Red Bell Peppers, Onions, Yellow Carrots, Peanuts, Brown Sugar, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), 2% Or Less Of Soybean Oil, Chili Pepper, Lime Juice Concentrate, Rice Wine Vinegar, Modified Cornstarch, Dextrose, Salt, Seasoning (Fermented Anchovies [Anchovies, Salt], Maltodextrin, Salt), Sugar, Ginger Puree, Dried Garlic, Hydrogenated Canola Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Acetic Acid, Citric Acid.

Categories

Frozen foods

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