HEALTHY CHOICE Chicken Alfredo Florentine, 8.5 OZ

90
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

HEALTHY CHOICE Chicken Alfredo Florentine, 8.5 OZ 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.

Barcode
0050100406721
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Meal (240 g) (240 g)

What the Data Says About

HEALTHY CHOICE Chicken Alfredo Florentine, 8.5 OZ 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, HEALTHY CHOICE Chicken Alfredo Florentine, 8.5 OZ 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

Composite safety metrics for HEALTHY CHOICE Chicken Alfredo Florentine, 8.5 OZ
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

1
Cooked Pasta
2
Water
3
Whole Grain Wheat Flour
4
Ultragrainâ®
5
Durum Wheat Semolina
6
Egg White
7
Alfredo Sauce
8
Parmesan Cheese
9
Part-skim Milk
10
Cheese Culture
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Enzymes
13
Corn Starch
14
Or Less Of: Alfredo Sauce Flavor
15
Parmesan
16
Cheddar
17
And Romano Cheese Made From Cow's Milk {Milk
18
Cultures
19
Enzymes}
20
Nonfat Dry Milk
21
Disodium Phosphate
22
Sodium Citrate
23
Sweet Cream
24
Cream
25
Nonfat Milk
26
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
27
Organic Basil
28
Heavy Whipping Cream
29
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
30
Chicken Broth Powder
31
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
32
Chicken Broth
33
Natural Flavors
34
Flavoring
35
Wheat Flour
36
Black Pepper
37
Chicken
38
Chicken Breast
39
Olive Oil
40
Or Less Of: Isolated Soy Protein Product
41
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
42
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
43
Corn Starch
44
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
45
Soy Lecithin
46
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
47
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
48
Paprika
49
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
50
Spinach
51
Diced Tomatoes
52
Canola Oil
53
Egg
54
Milk
55
Soy
56
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Cooked pasta (water, whole grain wheat flour [ultragrainâ®], durum wheat semolina, egg white), alfredo sauce (water, parmesan cheese [part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], modified corn starch, contains 2% or less of: alfredo sauce flavor [parmesan, cheddar, and romano cheese made from cow's milk {milk, cultures, salt, enzymes}, water, nonfat dry milk, salt, disodium phosphate, sodium citrate], sweet cream [cream, nonfat milk, sodium caseinate], salt, basil, heavy whipping cream, modified rice starch, chicken broth powder [maltodextrin, chicken broth, salt, flavors], flavoring, wheat flour, black pepper), chicken (chicken breast, water, olive oil, contains 2% or less of: isolated soy protein product [isolated soy protein, modified potato starch, corn starch, carrageenan, soy lecithin], dextrose, salt, potassium chloride, paprika, caramel color, flavoring), spinach, diced tomatoes, canola oil. contains: egg, milk, soy, wheat.

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial