Safe

Country chicken, mashed potatoes & biscuits mix

by Banquet

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0050100407339 · Serving size 0.2 PACKAGE, MAKES 1 CUP PREPARED (175 g)

The verdict

Country chicken, mashed potatoes & biscuits mix by Banquet scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 49 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination; check official notices and the product label for current decisions.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 49 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0050100407339
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

What the Data Says About Country chicken, mashed potatoes & biscuits mix

Country chicken, mashed potatoes & biscuits mix by Banquet carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Country chicken, mashed potatoes & biscuits mix 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 Country chicken, mashed potatoes & biscuits mix
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
Creamy Gravy With White Meat Chicken: Water
2
Cooked White Meat Chicken
3
Soybean Oil
4
Corn Starch
5
Less Than 2% Of: Salt
6
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
7
Butter
8
Cream
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Chicken Fat
11
Canola Oil
12
Msg
13
Flavorings
14
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
15
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
16
Nonfat Milk
17
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
18
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
19
Mono - And Diglycerides
20
Sodium Phosphate
21
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
22
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
23
Chicken Broth. Biscuit Mix: Enriched Wheat Flour
24
Wheat Flour
25
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Reduced Iron
27
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
30
Shortening
31
High Oleic Canola Oil
32
Cottonseed Oil
33
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
34
Leavening
35
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
36
Monocalcium Phosphate
37
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
38
Organic Cultured Buttermilk Powder
39
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
40
Natural Flavors. Mashed Potato Mix: Potato Flakes
41
Potatoes
42
Mono And Diglycerides
43
Disodium Dihydrogen Phosphate
44
Shortening Powder
45
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
46
Corn Syrup Solids
47
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
48
Natural And Artificial Flavor
49
Spice

Full Ingredient List

Creamy gravy with white meat chicken: water, cooked white meat chicken, soybean oil, modified corn starch, less than 2% of: salt, maltodextrin, butter (cream, salt), chicken fat, canola oil, cream, monosodium glutamate, flavorings, modified rice starch, sodium stearoyl lactylate, nonfat milk, isolated soy protein, datem, mono - and diglycerides, sodium phosphate, xanthan gum, sodium caseinate, chicken broth. biscuit mix: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), shortening (high oleic canola oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, citric acid), leavening (sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), cultured buttermilk powder, dextrose, salt, natural flavors. mashed potato mix: potato flakes (dried potatoes, mono and diglycerides, disodium dihydrogen phosphate, citric acid), shortening powder (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate, mono and diglycerides), soybean oil, salt, sugar, natural and artificial flavor, butter (cream, salt), spice.

Data Sources

Data as of May 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.