Mega Meats Buffalo Style Boneless Strips

by Banquet

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Mega Meats Buffalo Style Boneless Strips by Banquet 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
0031000003814
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
374 g

What the Data Says About

Mega Meats Buffalo Style Boneless Strips by Banquet 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, Mega Meats Buffalo Style Boneless Strips 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 Mega Meats Buffalo Style Boneless Strips
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
Buffalo Style White Meat Chicken Patty Strips: Chicken Patties
2
White Meat Chicken
3
Water
4
Isolated Soy Proten
5
Sal
6
Sodium Phosphates
7
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
8
Flavorings
9
Breader
10
Bleached Wheat Flour
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
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
13
Yeast
14
Spce Extractives Of Paprikaji
15
Batter
16
Yellow Corn Flour
17
Corn Starch
18
Spices
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Modifed Corm Starch
21
Garlic Powder
22
Guar Gum
23
Leavening
24
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
25
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
26
Monocalcum Phosphate
27
. Fried In Vegetable Oil
28
Sauce
29
Cayenne Pepper Sauce Jaged Cayenne Red Peppers
30
Distille Vinegar
31
Soybean Oil
32
Distlled Vinegar
33
Flavorings
34
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
35
Extractives Of Paprika
36
. Macaroni And Cheese Sauce: Sauce
37
Cheddar Club Cheese
38
Pasteurized Cultured Milk
39
Bizymes
40
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
41
Color
42
. Whey
43
Modifed Corn Starch
44
Nonfat Dry Milk
45
Natural Cheddar Cheese Flavor
46
Cheddar Chee
47
Pasteurized Milk
48
Cultures
49
Enzymes
50
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
51
Yeast Extract
52
Disodium Phosphate
53
Sodium Citrate
54
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
55
Sunflower Oil
56
Beta Carotene
57
Cooked Enriched Macaroni
58
Enriched Macaroni Product Durum Wheat Semolina
59
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
60
Ron Ferrous Sulfate
61
Thiamin Mononitrate
62
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
63
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
64
Milk
65
Wheat. 1953 Conagra Brands ро. вох 3534
66
Chicago

Full Ingredient List

buffalo style white meat chicken patty strips: chicken patties (white meat chicken, water, isolated soy proten, sal, sodium phosphates, autolyzed yeast extract, natural flavorings, breader (bleached wheat flour, salt, dextrose, yeast, spce extractives of paprikaji, batter (water, yellow corn flour, corn starch, dextrose, salt, spices, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, modifed corm starch, garlic powder, guar gum, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcum phosphate). fried in vegetable oil), sauce (water, cayenne pepper sauce jaged cayenne red peppers, distille vinegar, water, salt, garlic powder, soybean oil, sugar, distlled vinegar, flavorings, xanthan gum, extractives of paprika). macaroni and cheese sauce: sauce (water, cheddar club cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, salt, bizymes, annatto (color). modified whey, soybean oil, modifed corn starch, nonfat dry milk, salt, cheddar cheese flavor (cheddar chee (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, water, lactic acid, yeast extract, salt, disodium phosphate, sodium citrate, xanthan gum), sugar, sodium phosphates, xanthan gum, citric acid, guar gum, sunflower oil, beta carotene (color), cooked enriched macaroni (water, enriched macaroni product durum wheat semolina, niacin, ron ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid). contains: milk, wheat. 1953 conagra brands ро. вох 3534, chicago, il 60654 scan here for more food information or call 1-800-257-5191. al oven smartlabel toastor

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