Buffalo style chicken sandwiches, spicy
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Buffalo style chicken sandwiches, spicy receives a safety score of 95/100 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.
What the Data Says About
Buffalo style chicken sandwiches, spicy carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 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, Buffalo style chicken sandwiches, spicy 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 C 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, naicin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cooked white meat chicken patty, chopped & formed, binders & smoke flavor added (white meat chicken, water, textured wheat protein [ wheat gluten, wheat starch, sodium phosphate, soybean oil, tocopherol], seasoning [dried chicken broth, salt, autolyzed yeast extract, onion powder, garlic powder, dextrose, natural flavors, citric acid, spice], soy protein concentrate, modified cornstarch, salt, sodium tripolyphosphate, natural smoke flavor), seasoning (hot sauce [aged cayenne red peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, garlic powder], water, soybean oil, corn syrup, dried creamer [sunflower oil, maltodextrin, sodium caseinate, dipotassium phosphate, sunflower lecithin], maltodextrin, sugar, vinegar, dried onion, dried cream [cream, soy lecithin], whey dried butter [butter {cream, salt}, nonfat milk], dried garlic, citric acid, lactic acid [contains calcium lactate], spice, methocellulose, xanthan gum, dipotassium phosphate, flavorings, caramel color), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, sugar, mono & diglycerides, soybean lecithin, potassium sorbate and citric acid [preservatives], annatto and turmeric color, vitamin a palmitate added), 2% or less of tomato paste, modified food starch, vinegar, sugar, palm oil, soybean oil, fractionated palm oil, bread crumbs (bleached wheat flour, dextrose, yeast, salt), salt, dough conditioner blend (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, enzymes), seasoning (cheddar/blue cheeses [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], whey, salt, dextrose, dried onion, natural flavor, soybean oil, garlic powder, citric acid, lactic acid, spice, extractives of paprika and annatto), yeast, potassium chloride (potassium chloride, citric acid), soy lecithin, lactic acid, natural butter flavor, whey, cayenne red pepper, soy flour, egg white.
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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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