Bacon chicken salad on grain
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Bacon chicken salad on grain 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.
What the Data Says About
Bacon chicken salad on grain 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, Bacon chicken salad on grain 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 | 85/100 | 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 bread (enriched unbleached wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid], water, bread mix [steel cut wheat, steel cut oats, oat flakes, barley flakes, triticale flakes, soft white wheat flakes, rye flakes, amaranth, flaxseed, toasted wheat germ, corn meal], whole wheat flour, yeast, high fructose corn syrup, vital wheat gluten, vegetable oil [canola and/or soy], contains 2% or less of each of the following: salt, honey, raisin juice concentrate, molasses, sunflower seeds, yeast nutrient [ammonium sulphate], dough conditioners [mono-diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide], calcium sulfate, enzymes, nonfat dry milk, soy flour). bacon ranch chicken salad (cooked white meat chicken, light mayonnaise dressing [water, soybean oil, distilled vinegar, food starch-modified, egg yolks, salt), celery, bacon [cured with water, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite. may also contain smoke flavoring. sugar, dextrose, brown sugar, sodium phosphates, potassium chloride, flavoring], water chestnuts, sugar, contains 2% or less bread crumbs [bleached wheat flour, sugar, yeast, salt], vinegar, dijon mustard [distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, white wine, citric acid, tartaric acid, spices], glucono delta lactone, seasoning [salt, maltodextrin, onion powder, garlic powder, dextrose, xanthan gum, spices, disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate, parsley, dry buttermilk, yeast extract, canola oil], onion, gum arabic).
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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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