Premium white meat chicken salad

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Premium white meat chicken salad 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
0036217165201
Nutri-Score
b
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 cup (116 g)

What the Data Says About

Premium white meat chicken salad 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, Premium white meat chicken salad 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. The Nutri-Score grade of B reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Premium white meat chicken salad
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 B OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
White Chicken Meat
2
Mayonnaise
3
Soybean Oil
4
Water
5
Whole Eggs And Egg Yolks
6
Vinegar
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Lemon Juice
10
From Concentrate
11
Oleoresin Paprika
12
Natural Flavors
13
Calcium Disodium Edta
14
Used To Protect Quality
15
Salad Dressing
16
Distilled Vinegar
17
Corn Starch
18
Egg Yolk
19
Mustard
20
Mustard Seed
21
Titatinium Dioxide
22
For Color
23
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
24
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
25
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
26
Preservative
27
Paprika
28
Natural Spices And Flavors
29
Celery
30
Seasoning
31
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
32
Cultured Dextrose
33
Sodium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
34
Egg White Lysozyme
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ENZYME
Listed
35
Nisin
Preservative
Safe
36
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
37
Antioxidant
38
Xanthan And Guar Gum
39
Standardized With Dextrose
40
Spice

Full Ingredient List

White chicken meat, mayonnaise [soybean oil, water, whole eggs and egg yolks, vinegar, salt, sugar, lemon juice (from concentrate), oleoresin paprika, natural flavors, calcium disodium edta (used to protect quality), salad dressing [water, distilled vinegar, soybean oil, sugar, modified corn starch, egg yolk, mustard (distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt), salt, titatinium dioxide (for color), torula yeast, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), paprika, spices and natural flavors], celery, seasoning (maltodextrin, cultured dextrose, sodium chloride, egg white lysozyme, nisin), salt, citric acid (antioxidant), xanthan and guar gum (standardized with dextrose), spice.

Categories

Meals Prepared salads Salads

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