Newman's own, complete skillet meal, orange chicken
by Newman's Own, Newman's Own Inc.
Newman's own, complete skillet meal, orange chicken by Newman's Own, Newman's Own Inc. 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.
What the Data Says About
Newman's own, complete skillet meal, orange chicken by Newman's Own, Newman's Own Inc. 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, Newman's own, complete skillet meal, orange 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
| 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 | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Sauce (water, sugar, soy sauce [water, soybeans, wheat, salt, vinegar], ginger puree [ginger, water], soybean oil, stabilizer [corn starch, gum arabic, xanthan gum, guar gum], rice wine vinegar [water, rice], sugared orange flavedo [orange peel, sugar, orange oil], garlic [with water and citric acid], tomato paste, chili oil [soybean oil, dried chili pepper], oyster-flavored fish sauce [water, evaporated cane syrup, salt, corn starch, vinegar, maltodextrin, oyster extract], fermented soy sauce powder [soy sauce {fermented soybeans, wheat, salt}, maltodextrin], spice oyster-flavored fish extract powder [cooked oyster, maltodextrin, salt, sugar, soy sauce {fermented soybeans, wheat, salt}], tara gum, cold pressed orange oil), fully cooked battered natural* chicken breast meat with rib meat chunks (chicken breast meat with rib meat, water, evaporated cane syrup, potato starch, sea salt. battered with water, wheat flour, rice flour, wheat starch, salt, leavening [cream of tartar, baking soda], garlic powder), carrots, water chestnuts, edamame (sweet green soybeans).
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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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