Kitchen, Breaded Chicken Cutlet Milanese With Penne A La Vodka
by Shoprite
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Kitchen, Breaded Chicken Cutlet Milanese With Penne A La Vodka by Shoprite receives a safety score of 90/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients 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.
What the Data Says About
Kitchen, Breaded Chicken Cutlet Milanese With Penne A La Vodka by Shoprite carries a composite safety score of 90/100, 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 identified 2 flagged ingredients 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, Kitchen, Breaded Chicken Cutlet Milanese With Penne A La Vodka 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 90/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Breaded chicken cutlet (chicken cutlet [boneless, skinless chicken breast, water, contains 2% or less of isolated soy protein, kosher salt, contains 0.5% or less of black pepper, sodium phosphate], breaded with bread crumbs [bleached wheat flour, dextrose. salt, yeast], parmesan cheese [pasteurized cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, rennet and aged over 10 months, calcium propionate (preservative)], kosher salt, black pepper, oregano, parsley, basil par fried in canola oil [bhq and citric acid added to protect flavor]), penne pasta [water, semolina [wheat], durum flour, niacin, iron [ferrous sulfate], thiamine mononitrate. riboflavin, folic acid), tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride [firming agent]), water, heavy cream (cream, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 80), onion, garlic, blended oil (canola oil extra virgin oliveoil), food starch - modified (corn), parmesan cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, rennet and aged over 10 months, calcium propionate [preservative]), kosher salt, vodka, parsley, oregano, basil chili pepper.
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.