Caution

Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches

by Banquet

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0031000600044 · Banquet · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0031000600044 · Serving size 95 g

The verdict

Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches by Banquet scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 49 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 49-component record, beginning with Buttermilk, Enriched Wheat Flour, Bleached Wheat Flour. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 49 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

00600044 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 49 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 17% LEAD-FLAG BHT PHOTO-FINISH Chocolate · ±0 BOOK-OFF …600044 · July 2026

13 of 49 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHT). Source sheet 00600044 · 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 · Read with nearest score peer: Chocolate · Nearest score peer is Chocolate at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Banquet, Chicken & Butter…85/1002. Chocolate: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chocolate85/1003. Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Velveeta Shells & Cheese …85/1004. Lipton, family size iced tea bags, southern sweet tea: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Lipton, family size iced …85/1005. Ice cream cone with roasted peanuts: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ice cream cone with roast…85/100
High-band neighbours for Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches (85/100) outside Banquet.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches
85/100
Chocolate
85/100
Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon
85/100
Lipton, family size iced tea bags, southern sweet tea
85/100
Ice cream cone with roasted peanuts
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches scores 8.6 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches lists 49 ingredients on its label

49 83rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 83% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 49 (83rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 49 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Buttermilk
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Bleached Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
11
Soybean
12
Cottonseed Oil
13
Nonfat Milk
14
Leavening
15
Baking Soda
16
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
17
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
18
Aluminum Sulfate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
19
Monocalcium Phosphate
20
Sugar Salt
21
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
22
Datem Sodium Propionate
23
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
24
Preservative
25
Chicken Patty
26
Chicken Brast With Rib Meat
27
Chicken Skin
28
Textured Soy Protein Concentrate
29
Isolated Soy Protein Soy Lecithin
30
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
31
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
32
Sodium Phosphate
33
Onion
34
Powder
35
Flavorings
36
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
37
Breader
38
Yellow Corn Flour
39
Spices
40
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
41
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
42
Spice Extractive
43
Batter
44
Corn Starch
45
Guar Gum Leavening
46
Garlic Powder
47
Fried In Corn
48
Soybean Oil
49
BHT
Caution GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Buttermilk, Biscuit: Enriched Wheat Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Buttermilk, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, (Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil), Nonfat Milk, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sugar Salt, Sodium Caseinate, Datem Sodium Propionate, & Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Breaded Chicken Patty: Chicken Patty (Chicken Brast With Rib Meat, Water, Chicken Skin, Textured Soy Protein Concentrate, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Isolated Soy Protein Soy Lecithin, Sugar, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Onion, Powder, Flavorings, Dried Garlic), Breader (Bleached Wheat Flour, Yellow Corn Flour, Salt, Spices, Leavening [ Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Spice Extractive), Batter (Water, Yellow Corn Flour, Corn Starch, Salt, Spices, Guar Gum Leavening [ Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Garlic Powder), Fried In Corn And/Or Soybean Oil, With Bht.

Categories

Meals

High-score cross-brand comparables for Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches

Neighbours outside Banquet with screening scores in the same high band as Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Banquet; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHT is the first flagged ingredient selected from Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 49-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHT. Open BHT
  • Compare Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches'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 0031000600044: 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.