BANQUET Cheesy Chicken Marinara Dinner, 24 OZ

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

BANQUET Cheesy Chicken Marinara Dinner, 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
0031000811068
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Patty with Sauce (113 g/4 oz) (113 g)

What the Data Says About

BANQUET Cheesy Chicken Marinara Dinner, 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 Cheesy Chicken Marinara Dinner, 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 Cheesy Chicken Marinara Dinner, 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
Marinara Sauce: Water
2
Tomatoes
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Corn Starch
5
Soybean Oil
6
Crushed Garlic
7
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
8
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
9
Organic Onions
10
Worcestershire Sauce
11
Vinegar
12
Molasses
13
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Anchovies
15
Water
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Tamarind Concentrate
18
Organic Cloves
19
Flavorings
20
Chili Pepper Extract
21
Wholebasil
22
Onion
23
Natural Flavor
24
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
25
Ammonium Chloride
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
26
Yeast Extract
27
Natural Flavor
28
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
29
Ground Fennel
30
Citric Acid. Breaded White Meat Chicken Patty: White Meat Chicken
31
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
32
Ground White Meat Chicken
33
Chicken Skin
34
Breader
35
Wheat Flour
36
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil With Tbhq
37
Yeast
38
And Calcium Propionate
39
Cheese Blend
40
Low Moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
41
Part-skim Milk
42
Cheese Culture
43
Enzymes
44
American Cheese
45
Milk
46
Cream
47
Sodium Phosphate
48
Textured Vegetable Protein Product
49
Soy Protein Concentrate
50
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
51
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
52
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
53
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
54
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
55
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
56
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
57
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
58
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
59
Cyanocobalamin
60
Batter
61
Yellow Corn Flour
62
Bleached Wheat Flour
63
Leavening {Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
64
Sodium Bicarbonate}
65
Guar Gum
66
Nonfat Dry Milk
67
Spices
68
And Dried Whole Eggs
69
Seasoning
70
Onion
71
And Organic Red Bell Pepper
72
Soy Protein Concentrate With Less Than 2% Soy Lecithin
73
Onion Powder
74
Potassium Chloride And Magnesium Carbonate
75
Fish
76
Wheat
77
Soy
78
Eggs

Full Ingredient List

MARINARA SAUCE: Water, Tomatoes, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Soybean Oil, Crushed Garlic (Garlic, Citric Acid), Onions, Worcestershire Sauce (Vinegar, Molasses, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Anchovies, Water, Onions, Salt, Garlic, Tamarind Concentrate, Cloves, Natural Flavorings, Chili Pepper Extract), Salt, WholeBasil, Dehydrated Onion, Flavor (Potassium Chloride, Ammonium Chloride, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor [Lactic Acid, Citric Acid]), Ground Fennel, Citric Acid. BREADED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN PATTY: White Meat Chicken (Chicken Breast with Rib Meat, Ground White Meat Chicken, Chicken Skin), Water, Breader (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil with TBHQ, Salt, Yeast, and Calcium Propionate), Cheese Blend (Low Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese [Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], American Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Salt), Textured Vegetable Protein Product (Soy Protein Concentrate, Zinc Oxide, Niacinamide, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Gluconate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Cyanocobalamin), Batter ([Yellow Corn Flour, Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt,Leavening {Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate}, Guar Gum, Nonfat Dry Milk, Spices, And Dried Whole Eggs] Seasoning [Salt, Garlic, Spices, Onion, and Red Bell Pepper]), Soy Protein Concentrate With Less Than 2% Soy Lecithin, Onion Powder, Salt, Potassium Chloride and Magnesium Carbonate, Sodium Phosphate. CONTAINS: FISH (ANCHOVIES), WHEAT, MILK, SOY, EGGS.

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