Parmesan garlic chicken wings with sauce packet, mild

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Parmesan garlic chicken wings with sauce packet, mild 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.

Barcode
0028749492627
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
4 ONZ (112 g)

What the Data Says About

Parmesan garlic chicken wings with sauce packet, mild 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, Parmesan garlic chicken wings with sauce packet, mild 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Parmesan garlic chicken wings with sauce packet, mild
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Chicken Wing Sections: Chicken Broth
2
Cultured Corn Sugar
3
Vinegar
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Natural Flavor
6
Coated With: Salt Leavening
7
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
8
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
9
Monocalcium Phosphate
10
Tapioca Dextrin
11
Black Pepper
12
Smoked Paprika
13
Soybean Oil. Garlic Parmesan Sauce Packet: Water
14
Soybean Oil
15
Parmesan Cheese
16
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
17
Cultures
18
Enzymes
19
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
20
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Or Less Of The Following: Modified Corn Starch
22
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
23
Lemon Juice From Concentrate
24
Spices
25
Natural Flavors
26
Milk
27
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
28
Red Bell Pepper
29
Onion Powder
30
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
31
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
32
Yeast Extract
33
Sodium Phosphate
34
Cultured Whey
35
Disodium Phosphate
36
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
37
Triacetin
Other
Safe

Full Ingredient List

Chicken wing sections: chicken broth, cultured corn sugar, vinegar, salt, natural flavor, coated with: salt leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), tapioca dextrin, black pepper, smoked paprika, soybean oil. garlic parmesan sauce packet: water, soybean oil, vinegar, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, contains 2% or less of the following: modified corn starch, garlic, lemon juice from concentrate, spices, natural flavors (contains milk), sugar, dehydrated red bell pepper, onion powder, xanthan gum, lactic acid, yeast extract, sodium phosphate, cultured whey, disodium phosphate, autolyzed yeast extract, triacetin.

Categories

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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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial