BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Creamy Chicken, 28.1 OZ

by Banquet

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Creamy Chicken, 28.1 OZ by Banquet receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0050100408848
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
8.5 oz (241 g) makes about 1 cup prepared (241 g)

What the Data Says About

BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Creamy Chicken, 28.1 OZ 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.

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, BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Creamy Chicken, 28.1 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 BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Creamy Chicken, 28.1 OZ
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
Hearty Vegetable And White Meat Chicken Stew: Water
2
Cooked White Meat Chicken
3
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
4
Water
5
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
6
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Sodium Phosphates
9
Soybean Oil
10
Carrots
11
Celery
12
Corn
13
Corn Starch
14
Potatoes
15
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
16
To Preserve Color
17
Less Than 2% Of: Salt
18
Chicken Flavor
19
Chicken Broth
20
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
21
Turkey Broth
22
Rendered Chicken Fat
23
Yeast Extract
24
Cooked Chicken
25
Organic Turkey Fat
26
Turkey Meat
27
Cottonseed Oil
28
Mushroom Powder
29
Natural Flavor
30
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
31
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
32
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
33
Canola Oil
34
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
35
Mono - And Diglycerides
36
Flavorings
37
Beta Carotene
38
Color
39
Biscuit Mix: Enriched Wheat Flour
40
Wheat Flour
41
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
42
Reduced Iron
43
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
46
Shortening
47
High Oleic Canola Oil
48
Cottonseed Oil
49
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
50
Organic Cultured Buttermilk Powder
51
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
52
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
53
Monocalcium Phosphate
54
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
55
Natural Flavors
56
Natural Butter Flavor
57
Milk
58
Soy
59
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

hearty vegetable and white meat chicken stew: water, cooked white meat chicken (chicken breast with rib meat, water, modified rice starch, isolated soy protein, salt, sodium phosphates), soybean oil, carrots, celery, corn, modified corn starch, potatoes (potatoes, sodium acid pyrophosphate [to preserve color]), less than 2% of: salt, chicken flavor (contains chicken broth, maltodextrin, turkey broth, rendered chicken fat, salt, yeast extract, cooked chicken, turkey fat, turkey meat, cottonseed oil, mushroom powder, flavor, disodium inosinate , disodium guanylate), sodium stearoyl lactylate, rendered chicken fat, canola oil, datem, mono - and diglycerides, flavorings, beta carotene (color),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), cultured buttermilk powder, sodium bicarbonate, dextrose, salt, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, natural flavors, natural butter flavor,contains: 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