Mega bowls nashville hot chicken recipe

by Banquet

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Mega bowls nashville hot chicken recipe by Banquet receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
0031000809478
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 bowl (368 g)

What the Data Says About

Mega bowls nashville hot chicken recipe by Banquet carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Mega bowls nashville hot chicken recipe 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 bowls nashville hot chicken recipe
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Dv
2
Tells You How Much A Nutrient In A Serving Of Food Contributes To A Daily Diet 2
3
Water
4
Potatoes
5
Mono - And Diglycerides
6
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
7
Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
8
BHT
Caution GRAS
9
Sodium Bisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Cream
11
Margarine
12
Soybean Oil
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Soybean Oil
15
Monoglycerides
16
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
17
Soy Lecithin
18
Medium Chain Triglycerides
19
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Beta Carotene
21
Colori
22
Vitamin D3
23
Cholecalciferol
24
Natural Flavor
25
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Nonfat Dry Milk
27
Msg
28
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
29
Guar Gum
30
Flavoring Sauce: Water
31
Soybean Il
32
Brown Sugar
33
Corn Starch
34
Paprika
35
Flavoring
36
Ground Red Pepper
37
Distilled Vinegar
38
Garlic Powder
39
Onion Powder Hot Chicken Patties: Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
40
Breading
41
Bleached Wheat Flour
42
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
43
Spices
44
Including Celery Seed
45
Beet Powder
46
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
47
Leavening
48
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
49
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
50
Onion Powder
51
Papria
52
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
53
Yeast Extract
54
Spice Extractives
55
Extractives Of Paprika
56
Batter
57
Wheat Flour
58
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
59
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
60
: Salt
61
Sodium Phosphate
62
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
63
Flavorings Corn And Mozzarella Blend: Corn
64
Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
65
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
66
Skim Milk
67
Cultures
68
Enzymes
69
Dehydrated Parsley
70
Milk
71
Soy
72
Wheat Conagra Brands
73
Inc Chicago
74
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Full Ingredient List

CHICKEN IERY SAUCE HOMESTYLE MASHED POTATOES PROUDLY MADE IN HE USA SINCE 1950 1650 F ONVENTIONAL OVEN o not prepare in toaster oven reheat oven to 375°F, 0000 lo not remove film cook on baking sheet n center of oven 48 to 30 minuenten Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 50mg Sodium 1380mg Total Carbohydrate 48g Dietary Fiber 4g Total Sugars 10g Includes 4g Added Sugars Protein 20g 17% 60% 17% 14% 8% 37% Vitamin D 04mcg 2% • Calcium 160mg 10% Iron 22mg 10% • Potassium 650mg 15% * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice MASHED POTATOES: REHYDRATED POTATO FLAKES AND GRANULES (WATER, POTATOES, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM DIHYDROGEN PYROPHOSPHATE, BHT, SODIUM BISULFITE), WATER, CREAM, MARGARINE (SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, MONOGLYCERIDES, SODIUM BENZOATE, SOY LECITHIN, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE (COLORI, VITAMIN D3 [CHOLECALCIFEROL), NATURAL FLAVOR), SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, SALT, NONFAT DRY MILK, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, FLAVORING SAUCE: WATER, SOYBEAN IL, BROWN SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, PAPRIKA, SALT, FLAVORING, GROUND RED PEPPER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER HOT CHICKEN PATTIES: CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, BREADING (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, SPICES (INCLUDING CELERY SEED], SALT, SUGAR, BEET POWDER, DEXTROSE, LEAVENING [SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE], ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, PAPRIA, SODIUM DIACETATE, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE EXTRACTIVES, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA), WATER, BATTER (WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, SPICES (INCLUDING CELERY SEED), SUGAR, SODIUM DIACETATE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, SPICE EXTRACTIVES, YEAST EXTRACT, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, XANTHAN GUM), ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, : SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, FLAVORINGS CORN AND MOZZARELLA BLEND: CORN, PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, SKIM MILK, SALT, CULTURES, ENZYMES), PARSLEY CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT Conagra Brands, Inc CHICAGO, IL 60654 Scan here for more food information or call 1-800-257-5191 smartlabel®

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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