Concern

Chicken Dunks

by Lunchables

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0044700006801 · Lunchables · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0044700006801 · Serving size 1 serving (177 g)

The verdict

Chicken Dunks by Lunchables scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 71 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 71-component record, beginning with Fruit Punch Flavored Juice Drink Blend From Concentrate - Filtered Water, Sugar, Pear And Grape Juice Concentrates. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 71 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

65/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00006801 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken Dunks label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 71 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Grebe's Bakery, Buttercream · ±0 BOOK-OFF …006801 · July 2026

21 of 71 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 00006801 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Grebe's Bakery, Buttercream Filled Coffee Cake Pk · Nearest score peer is Grebe's Bakery, Buttercream Filled Coffee Cake Pk at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Chicken Dunks: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken Dunks65/1002. Grebe's Bakery, Buttercream Filled Coffee Cake Pk: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Grebe's Bakery, Buttercre…65/1003. Lil Blue Panda: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Lil Blue Panda65/1004. Diet cola: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Diet cola65/1005. Zero Calorie Cola: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Zero Calorie Cola65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Chicken Dunks (65/100 on 71 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Chicken Dunks
65/100
Grebe's Bakery, Buttercream Filled Coffee Cake Pk
65/100
Lil Blue Panda
65/100
Diet cola
65/100
Zero Calorie Cola
65/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Chicken Dunks scores 21.1 points below that category average (65/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Chicken Dunks lists 71 ingredients on its label

71 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 71 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 71 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Fruit Punch Flavored Juice Drink Blend From Concentrate - Filtered Water
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Pear And Grape Juice Concentrates
4
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
5
Orange
6
Apple
7
And Pineapple Juice Concentrates
8
Natural Flavor. Fully Cooked Breaded Nugget - Shaped Chicken Patties -
9
Nugget Shaped Chicken Patties - White Chicken
10
Water
11
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
12
Corn Starch
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
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
15
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
16
Sodium Phosphates
17
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
18
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
19
Lemon Juice Solids
20
Flavor. Breading - Wheat Flour
21
Yellow Corn Flour
22
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
23
Egg Whites
24
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
25
From Milk
26
Spices
27
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
28
Paprika
29
Color
30
Onion Powder
31
Extractive Of Paprika
32
Celery Seed Extract. Batter - Bleached Wheat Flour
33
Food Starch-modified
34
Natural Flavor
35
Garlic Powder
36
Extractives Of Paprika
37
Msg
38
Caramel Color. Seasoning Blend - Enriched Wheat Flour
39
Enriched With Niacin
40
Reduced Iron
41
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
42
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
44
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
45
Bleached Wheat Flour
46
Malted Barley Flour
47
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
48
Tapioca Dextrin
49
Soybean Oil
50
As A Processing Aid
51
Spice Extractive
52
Extractives Of Celery Seed. Browned In Soybean Oil
53
Ketchup With Starch Added - Water
54
Tomato Paste
55
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
56
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
57
Distilled Vinegar
58
Sucrose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
GRAS
59
Modified Food Starch
60
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
61
Preservatives
62
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
63
Guar Gum
64
Spice
65
Natural Flavor. Strawberry Flavor Candy With Other Natural Flavors - Dextrose
66
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
67
And Less Than 2% Of Corn Syrup
68
Natural Flavors
69
Carnauba Wax
70
Color Added
71
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Fruit punch flavored juice drink blend from concentrate - filtered water; sugar; pear and grape juice concentrates; citric acid; orange, apple, and pineapple juice concentrates; natural flavor. fully cooked breaded nugget - shaped chicken patties - (nugget shaped chicken patties - white chicken, water, potassium lactate, modified corn starch, contains less than 2% of salt, potassium chloride, dextrose, sodium phosphates, carrageenan, sodium diacetate, lemon juice solids, flavor. breading - wheat flour, dextrose, yellow corn flour, modified corn starch, wheat gluten, egg whites, whey [from milk], spices, caramel color, salt, paprika [color], onion powder, extractive of paprika, celery seed extract. batter - bleached wheat flour, food starch-modified, yellow corn flour, dextrose, flavor, garlic powder, extractives of paprika, monosodium glutamate, caramel color. seasoning blend - enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), enriched bleached wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), tapioca dextrin, modified corn starch, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, soybean oil (as a processing aid), spices, spice extractive, extractives of celery seed. browned in soybean oil.) ketchup with starch added - water, tomato paste, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, distilled vinegar, sucrose, salt, potassium chloride, modified food starch, soybean oil, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), dextrose, onion powder, xanthan gum, guar gum, spice, natural flavor. strawberry flavor candy with other natural flavors - dextrose, sugar, malic acid, and less than 2% of corn syrup, natural flavors, carnauba wax, color added, red 40 lake.

Categories

Snacks

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken Dunks

Neighbours outside Lunchables near Chicken Dunks's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Lunchables; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chicken Dunks's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 71-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Chicken Dunks's 3 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0044700006801: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.