BANQUET Family Size Chicken Alfredo With Broccoli And Noodles, 24 OZ

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

BANQUET Family Size Chicken Alfredo With Broccoli And Noodles, 24 OZ 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
0031000116217
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Cup (227 g) (227 g)

What the Data Says About

BANQUET Family Size Chicken Alfredo With Broccoli And Noodles, 24 OZ 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, BANQUET Family Size Chicken Alfredo With Broccoli And Noodles, 24 OZ 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 BANQUET Family Size Chicken Alfredo With Broccoli And Noodles, 24 OZ
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
Alfredo Sauce: Water
2
Corn Starch
3
Romano Cheese From Cow's Milk
4
Part-skim Milk
5
Cheese Cultures
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Enzymes
8
Soybean Oil
9
Alfredo Cheese Blend
10
Parmesan Cheese
11
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
12
Cultures
13
And Enzymes
14
Water
15
Cheddar Cheese
16
Pasteurized Milk
17
Nonfat Dry Milk
18
Romano Cheese Made With Cow's Milk
19
Disodium Phosphate
20
And Sodium Citrate
21
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
22
Cream
23
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
24
Butter
25
Crushed Garlic
26
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
27
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
28
Onion Powder
29
Nonfat Milk
30
Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides
31
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
32
Sodium Phosphates
33
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
34
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
35
Ground Black Pepper. Pasta: Water
36
Enriched Semolina
37
Durum Wheat Semolina
38
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
40
Iron
41
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
42
Vitamin B1
43
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Vitamin B2
45
And Folic Acid
46
Dried Egg Whites. White Meat Chicken:
47
White Meat Chicken
48
Isolated Soy Protein Product
49
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
50
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
51
Corn Starch
52
Carrageenan With Less Than 2% Soy Lecithin
53
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
54
Natural Flavors
55
Broccoli
56
Egg
57
Milk
58
Soy
59
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Alfredo Sauce: Water, Modified Corn Starch, Romano Cheese from Cow's Milk (Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Soybean Oil, Alfredo Cheese Blend (Parmesan Cheese [Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cultures, Salt, and Enzymes], Water, Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, and Enzymes], Nonfat Dry Milk, Salt, Romano Cheese made with cow's milk [Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cultures, Salt, and Enzymes], Disodium Phosphate, and Sodium Citrate), Whey, Salt, Cream, Whey Protein Concentrate, Butter (Cream, Salt), Crushed Garlic (Garlic, Citric Acid), Onion Powder, Nonfat Milk, Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides (DATEM), Sodium Phosphates, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Caseinate, Ground Black Pepper. Pasta: Water, Enriched Semolina (Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate [Iron], Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2] and Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Dried Egg Whites. White Meat Chicken: (White Meat Chicken, Water, Isolated Soy Protein Product [Isolated Soy Protein, Modified Potato Starch, Corn Starch, Carrageenan with Less than 2% Soy Lecithin], Dextrose, Salt, Natural Flavors), Broccoli.CONTAINS: EGG, MILK, SOY, WHEAT.

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