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SPICY CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH

by Tyson

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0023700055859 · Tyson · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0023700055859 · Serving size 1 serving (170 g)

The verdict

SPICY CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH by Tyson scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 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 56-component record, beginning with Fully Cooked, Spicy, Breaded. 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 56 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.

00055859 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

SPICY CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 30% LEAD-RARE Bromelain PHOTO-FINISH Elbows · ±0 BOOK-OFF …055859 · July 2026

19 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Bromelain). Source sheet 00055859 · 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: Elbows · Nearest score peer is Elbows 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. SPICY CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. SPICY CHICKEN BREAST SAND…100/1002. Elbows: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Elbows100/1003. Elbows: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Elbows100/1004. Mega Dino Nuggets 25 servings per bag: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mega Dino Nuggets 25 serv…100/1005. lightly breaded chicken breast strips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. lightly breaded chicken b…100/100
High-band neighbours for SPICY CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH (100/100) outside Tyson.
Chart values as text

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

SPICY CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH
100/100
Elbows
100/100
Elbows
100/100
Mega Dino Nuggets 25 servings per bag
100/100
lightly breaded chicken breast strips
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 1,373 products we've scored in the Sandwiches category, the average safety score is 88.9/100. SPICY CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH scores 11.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 88.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Sandwiches products

SPICY CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 70th percentile a longer ingredient list than 70% of the 1,215 products we track

0–2: 1 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 6–8: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6 products (0%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 12–14: 11 products (1%). Below this entry. 14–16: 12 products (1%). Below this entry. 16–18: 22 products (2%). Below this entry. 18–20: 18 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 17 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 15 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 16 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 21 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 32 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 28 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 26 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 56 products (5%). Below this entry. 38–40: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 832 products (68%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Sandwiches 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

1,215 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 56 (70th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
1 products (0%)
2–4
3 products (0%)
4–6
4 products (0%)
6–8
3 products (0%)
8–10
6 products (0%)
10–12
4 products (0%)
12–14
11 products (1%)
14–16
12 products (1%)
16–18
22 products (2%)
18–20
18 products (1%)
20–22
17 products (1%)
22–24
15 products (1%)
24–26
16 products (1%)
26–28
21 products (2%)
28–30
32 products (3%)
30–32
28 products (2%)
32–34
44 products (4%)
34–36
26 products (2%)
36–38
56 products (5%)
38–40
44 products (4%)
40 and above
832 products (68%)

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 1,215 Sandwiches 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
Fully Cooked
2
Spicy
3
Breaded
4
Boneless
5
Skinless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
6
Water
7
Bleached Wheat Flour
8
Wheat Flour
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Canola Oil
11
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
12
Corn Starch
13
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
14
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
15
Hot Sauce
16
Red Peppers
17
Dried Vinegar
18
Onion
19
Extractives Of Paprika
20
Turmeric And Annatto
21
Leavening
22
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
23
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
24
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
25
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
26
Modified Food Starch
27
Natural Flavors
28
Rice Flour
29
Spices
30
Celery Seed
31
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
Sunflower Oil
33
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Yeast
35
Yeast Extract
36
Enriched Wheat Flour
37
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Reduced Iron
39
Thiamin Mononitrate
40
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
41
Enzyme
42
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
43
Sugar. Soybean Oil
44
Monoglycerides
45
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
46
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
47
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
48
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
49
Vitamin C
50
Tricalcium Phosphate
51
Enzymes
52
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
53
Preservative
54
Bromelain
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
55
Wheat
56
Bioengineered Food Ingredients

Full Ingredient List

FULLY COOKED, SPICY, BREADED, PORTIONED CHICKEN BREAST FILLETS WITH RIB MEAT: BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA OIL, CITRIC ACID, CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED HOT SAUCE (RED PEPPERS, VINEGAR, SALT, DRIED GARLIC), DRIED ONION, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, TURMERIC AND ANNATTO, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), MALIC ACID, MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, RICE FLOUR, SPICES (INCLUDING CELERY SEED), SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL, WHEAT GLUTEN, YEAST, YEAST EXTRACT, YELLOW CORN FLOUR. BREADING SET IN VEGETABLE OIL BUN: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, ENZYME, AND FOLIC ACID), WATER, SUGAR. SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, SALT, MONOGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM SULFATE, WHEAT STARCH, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYMES, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), ENZYME (BROMELAIN), CITRIC ACID. CONTAINS: WHEAT. CONTAINS BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGREDIENTS

Categories

Sandwiches Poultry sandwiches Chicken sandwiches

High-score cross-brand comparables for SPICY CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH

Neighbours outside Tyson with screening scores in the same high band as SPICY CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Tyson; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

SPICY CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH has a longer ingredient list than 70% of its Sandwiches 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 0023700055859: 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.