Buffalo style chicken wrap

45
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Buffalo style chicken wrap receives a safety score of 45/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0030223007845
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 WRAP (191 g)

What the Data Says About

Buffalo style chicken wrap carries a composite safety score of 45/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 identified 3 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Buffalo style chicken wrap 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 D 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

Composite safety metrics for Buffalo style chicken wrap
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 45/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Chicken Breast
2
Water
3
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
Stabilizer
5
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
6
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
7
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
8
Magnesium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
9
White Vinegar
10
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
11
Jalapeno Cheese Wrap
12
Enriched Bleached Flour
13
Flour
14
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Reduced Iron
16
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
19
Vegetable Shortening
20
Interesterified And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
21
Cottonseed Oils
22
Seasoning
23
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
24
Jalapeno Pepper
25
Onion
26
Yeast Extract
27
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
28
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
29
Corn Starch
30
Natural And Artificial Flavor
31
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
32
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
33
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
34
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
35
Or Less Of: Salt
36
Baking Soda
37
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
38
Distilled Monoglycerides
39
Enzymes
40
Vital Wheat Gluten
41
Cellulose Gum
42
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
43
And Calcium Propionate And Sorbic Acid
44
To Maintain Freshness
45
Melt Down Wing Sauce
46
Aged Red Peppers
47
Distilled Vinegar
48
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
49
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
50
Modified Food Starch
51
Dehydrated Garlic And Onion
52
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
53
Natural And Artificial Flavorings
54
Calcium Disodium Edta
55
To Protect Flavor
56
Whipped Cream Cheese Spread
57
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
58
Skim Milk
59
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
60
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
61
Modified Food Starch
62
Carob Bean Gum
63
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
64
As A Preservative
65
Guar Gum
66
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
67
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
68
Cheese Culture
69
Green Leaf Lettuce
70
Romaine Lettuce
71
Celery
72
Blue Cheese Crumbles
73
Blue Cheese
74
Milk
75
Cheese Cultures
76
Powdered Cellulose To Prevent Caking
77
Natamycin To Protect Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Chicken breast (chicken breast, water, sea salt, stabilizer [rice starch, carrageenan, potassium chloride, magnesium carbonate], white vinegar, sodium tripolyphosphate), jalapeno cheese wrap (enriched bleached flour [flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, vegetable shortening [interesterified and hydrogenated soybean oil and/or cottonseed oils], seasoning [maltodextrin, jalapeno pepper, onion, yeast extract, garlic, citric acid, modified corn starch, natural and artificial flavor, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, yellow 5, yellow 6], contains 2% or less of: salt, baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, distilled monoglycerides, enzymes, vital wheat gluten, cellulose gum, fumaric acid, and calcium propionate and sorbic acid [to maintain freshness]), melt down wing sauce (aged red peppers, distilled vinegar, water, corn syrup, salt, food starch modified, dehydrated garlic and onion, xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavorings, citric acid, calcium disodium edta [to protect flavor]), whipped cream cheese spread (pasteurized milk and cream, skim milk, whey protein concentrate, whey, modified food starch, salt, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, sorbic acid [as a preservative], guar gum, lactic acid, vitamin a palmitate, cheese culture), green leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, celery, blue cheese crumbles (blue cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], powdered cellulose to prevent caking, natamycin to protect flavor).

Categories

Sandwiches

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