Chicken Dunks
by Lunchables
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Chicken Dunks by Lunchables receives a safety score of 65/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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
Chicken Dunks by Lunchables carries a composite safety score of 65/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 3 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, Chicken Dunks 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 | 65/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | 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
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.
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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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