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Buffalo grilled chicken with buffalo ranch dressing

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0023933932453 · Salted-snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0023933932453 · Serving size 9.45 ONZ (268 g)

The verdict

Buffalo grilled chicken with buffalo ranch dressing scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 66 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 66-component record, beginning with Romaine/iceberg Blend, Grilled Chicken Breast, Chicken. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 66 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0023933932453
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

67/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

33932453 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Buffalo grilled chicken with buffalo ranch dressing label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 66 ing. REG-SPARSE 17% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …932453 · July 2026

11 of 66 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 33932453 · 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

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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 6,228 products we've scored in the Salted-snacks category, the average safety score is 94.1/100. Buffalo grilled chicken with buffalo ranch dressing scores 0.9 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 94.1/100), 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 Salted-snacks products

Buffalo grilled chicken with buffalo ranch dressing lists 66 ingredients on its label

66 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 5,429 products we track

0–2: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 222 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 793 products (15%). Below this entry. 6–8: 689 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,036 products (19%). Below this entry. 10–12: 817 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 570 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 243 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 168 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 67 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 30 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 41 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 32 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 36 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 41 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 46 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 407 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Salted-snacks product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

5,429 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 66 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3 products (0%)
2–4
222 products (4%)
4–6
793 products (15%)
6–8
689 products (13%)
8–10
1,036 products (19%)
10–12
817 products (15%)
12–14
570 products (10%)
14–16
243 products (4%)
16–18
168 products (3%)
18–20
67 products (1%)
20–22
47 products (1%)
22–24
30 products (1%)
24–26
41 products (1%)
26–28
32 products (1%)
28–30
36 products (1%)
30–32
41 products (1%)
32–34
47 products (1%)
34–36
47 products (1%)
36–38
46 products (1%)
38–40
47 products (1%)
40 and above
407 products (7%)

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 5,429 Salted-snacks 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

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 66 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Romaine/iceberg Blend
2
Grilled Chicken Breast
3
Chicken
4
Water
5
Marinade
6
Lemon Jc Conc
7
Dried Vinegar
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Dressing
10
Buffalo Sauce
11
Hot Sauce
12
Aged Cayenne Pepper
13
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
14
Italian Dressing
15
Soybean Oil
16
Red Wine Vinegar
17
Olive Oil
18
Italian Dressing Mix
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Dehydrated Onion/garlic
21
Spice
22
Red Bell Pepper
23
Guar Gum
24
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
25
Natural Flavor
26
Balsamic Vinegar
27
Parmesan Cheese
28
Milk
29
Cheese Culture
30
Enzymes
31
Spices
32
Gum Saladizer
33
Corn Starch
34
Ranch
35
Mayonaise
36
Egg Yolk
37
Distilled Vinegar
38
Mustard Flour
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
39
Garlic & Onion Powders
40
Calcium Disodium Edta
41
Milk Sour Cream
42
Cream
43
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
44
Mod Food Starch
45
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
46
Sodium Citrate
47
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
48
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
49
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
50
Ranch Dry Mix
51
Dehy Garlic
52
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
53
Dehy Onion
54
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
55
Gum Blend
56
Dehydrated Parsley
57
Nat Flavor
58
Tomatoes
59
Celery
60
Bacon Bits
61
Cured With Water
62
Sodium Etythrobate/ascorbate/nitrite
63
Nat Flvr
64
Sodium Phosphate
65
Gorgonzola Cheese
66
Red Onion

Full Ingredient List

Romaine/iceberg blend, grilled chicken breast(chicken, water, marinade[lemon jc conc, vinegar], salt), dressing(buffalo sauce[hot sauce(aged cayenne pepper, vinegar, salt, garlic]italian dressing[soybean oil, red wine vinegar, water, olive oil,italian dressing mix,(salt, sugar, dehydrated onion/garlic,spice,red bell pepper, guar gum, xanthan gum, natural flavor), balsamic vinegar, parmesan cheese[milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], spices, gum saladizer, corn starch), ranch(mayonaise[soybean oil, water, egg yolk, distilled vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard flour, garlic & onion powders,spice, calcium disodium edta], milk sour cream[milk, cream, whey, mod food starch, gelatin, guar gum, sodium citrate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, carrageenan, potassium sorbate, enzymes, natural flavor],ranch dry mix[salt, whey, dehy garlic, maltodextrin, dehy onion, dextrose, gum blend, spice, parsley, nat flavor], vinegar), tomatoes, celery, bacon bits(cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium etythrobate/ascorbate/nitrite, nat flvr, sodium phosphate), gorgonzola cheese, red onion.

Categories

Salted-snacks

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Buffalo grilled chicken with buffalo ranch dressing's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 66-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Buffalo grilled chicken with buffalo ranch dressing's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

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

Barcode 0023933932453: 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.