Safe

Buffalo style shredded chicken with blue cheese

by Signature Cafe

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0021130129386 · Signature Cafe · Dairies. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0021130129386 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (30 g)

The verdict

Buffalo style shredded chicken with blue cheese by Signature Cafe scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 50-component record, beginning with Rotisserie Chicken Breast, Chicken Breast, Chicken Broth. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 50 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

30129386 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Buffalo style shredded chicken with blue cheese label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-RARE Acetic Acid PHOTO-FINISH Cranberry Orchard Nut · ±0 BOOK-OFF …129386 · July 2026

11 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acetic Acid). Source sheet 30129386 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Cranberry Orchard Nut Medley Mix · Nearest score peer is Cranberry Orchard Nut Medley Mix at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Buffalo style shredded chicken with blue cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Buffalo style shredded ch…100/1002. Cranberry Orchard Nut Medley Mix: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cranberry Orchard Nut Med…100/1003. Creamy chicken and wild rice: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Creamy chicken and wild r…100/1004. Roasted Peanuts: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Roasted Peanuts100/1005. Deluxe mixed nuts: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Deluxe mixed nuts100/100
High-band neighbours for Buffalo style shredded chicken with blue cheese (100/100) outside Signature Cafe.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Buffalo style shredded chicken with blue cheese
100/100
Cranberry Orchard Nut Medley Mix
100/100
Creamy chicken and wild rice
100/100
Roasted Peanuts
100/100
Deluxe mixed nuts
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 23,001 products we've scored in the Dairies category, the average safety score is 97.8/100. Buffalo style shredded chicken with blue cheese scores 2.2 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.8/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Dairies products

Buffalo style shredded chicken with blue cheese lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 120 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,805 products (13%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,714 products (22%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,694 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,996 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,884 products (9%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,734 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,639 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 1,261 products (6%). Below this entry. 18–20: 841 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 481 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 303 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 228 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 151 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 122 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 115 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 81 products (0%). Below this entry. 34–36: 57 products (0%). Below this entry. 36–38: 45 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 33 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 134 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Dairies product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

21,438 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
120 products (1%)
2–4
2,805 products (13%)
4–6
4,714 products (22%)
6–8
2,694 products (13%)
8–10
1,996 products (9%)
10–12
1,884 products (9%)
12–14
1,734 products (8%)
14–16
1,639 products (8%)
16–18
1,261 products (6%)
18–20
841 products (4%)
20–22
481 products (2%)
22–24
303 products (1%)
24–26
228 products (1%)
26–28
151 products (1%)
28–30
122 products (1%)
30–32
115 products (1%)
32–34
81 products (0%)
34–36
57 products (0%)
36–38
45 products (0%)
38–40
33 products (0%)
40 and above
134 products (1%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 21,438 Dairies products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Rotisserie Chicken Breast
2
Chicken Breast
3
Chicken Broth
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Natural Flavor
6
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
7
Neufchatel Cream Cheese
8
Pasteurized Cultured Milk And Cream
9
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
10
Guar Gum
11
Carob Bean Gum
12
Cayenne Pepper Sauce
13
Aged Cayenne Red Peppers
14
Distilled Vinegar
15
Water
16
Garlic Powder
17
Blue Cheese Dressing
18
Mayonnaise
19
Soybean Oil
20
Cider Vinegar
21
Egg Yolks
22
Spice
23
Lemon Juice Concentrate
24
Blue Cheese
25
Pasteurized Milk
26
Cheese Cultures
27
Enzymes
28
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
29
Buttermilk
30
Cultured Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
31
Nonfat Milk Powder
32
Sour Cream
33
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
34
Cream
35
Nonfat Milk Solids
36
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
37
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
38
Preservative
39
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
40
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
41
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
42
Calcium Disodium Edta Added To Protect Flavor
43
Mozzarella Cheese
44
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
45
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
46
Skim Milk
47
Jalapeno Peppers
48
Jalapeno
49
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
50
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Rotisserie chicken breast (chicken breast, chicken broth, salt, natural flavor, citric acid), neufchatel cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, xanthan gum, guar gum, carob bean gum), cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, garlic powder), blue cheese dressing (mayonnaise [soybean oil, water, cider vinegar, egg yolks, contains less than 2% of: salt, spice, lemon juice concentrate], blue cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, natamycin {to protect flavor}], buttermilk [cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, nonfat milk powder, salt], sour cream [cultured pasteurized milk, cream, nonfat milk solids, gelatin], water, distilled vinegar, sodium benzoate [preservative], potassium sorbate [preservative], salt, lemon juice concentrate, dehydrated garlic, xanthan gum), mayonnaise (soybean oil, corn syrup, water, egg yolks, distilled vinegar, contains less than 2% of: salt, spice, citric acid, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor), sour cream (cultured pasteurized milk, cream, nonfat milk solids, gelatin), mozzarella cheese (low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized part skim milk, skim milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes], natamycin [a natural preservative]), blue cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, natamycin [to protect flavor]), jalapeno peppers (jalapeno, salt, acetic acid, calcium chloride).

Other products containing Neufchatel Cream Cheese

Neufchatel Cream Cheese is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 7 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Buffalo style shredded chicken with blue cheese

Neighbours outside Signature Cafe with screening scores in the same high band as Buffalo style shredded chicken with blue cheese (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Signature Cafe; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Buffalo style shredded chicken with blue cheese has a longer ingredient list than 100% of its Dairies category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0021130129386: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.