HEALTHY CHOICE Sweet And Sour Chicken Complete Meals, 12 OZ

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

HEALTHY CHOICE Sweet And Sour Chicken Complete Meals, 12 OZ 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
0050100459536
Nutri-Score
b
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Meal (340 g) (340 g)

What the Data Says About

HEALTHY CHOICE Sweet And Sour Chicken Complete Meals, 12 OZ 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, HEALTHY CHOICE Sweet And Sour Chicken Complete Meals, 12 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. The Nutri-Score grade of B 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

Composite safety metrics for HEALTHY CHOICE Sweet And Sour Chicken Complete Meals, 12 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 B OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cooked Rice
2
Water
3
White Rice
4
Chicken Breast Fritters
5
Chicken
6
Chicken Breast
7
Corn Starch
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
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
10
Potassium Phosphate
11
Batter
12
Bleached Wheat Flour
13
Yellow Corn Flour
14
Leavening {Sodium Bicarbonate
15
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate}
16
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
17
Eggs
18
Guar Gum
19
Predust
20
Enriched Wheat Flour {Wheat Flour
21
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
23
Iron
24
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Folic Acid}
27
Soybean Oil
28
Natural Flavor
29
Broccoli
30
Dehydrated Red And Green Bell Pepper
31
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
Pineapple Tidbits And Juice
33
Organic Onions
34
Or Less Of: Apple Cider Vinegar
35
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
36
Wheat
37
Soybeans
38
Alcohol
39
Vinegar
40
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
41
Tomato Paste
42
Organic Ginger
43
Sherry Wine
44
Locust Bean Gum
45
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
46
Oleoresin Paprika
47
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
48
Beet Juice Concentrate
49
Onion Powder
50
Red Pepper
51
Egg
52
Milk
53
Soy

Full Ingredient List

Cooked rice (water, white rice), chicken breast fritters (chicken [chicken breast, water, modified corn starch, salt, potassium chloride, potassium phosphate], batter [water, bleached wheat flour, yellow corn flour, leavening {sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate}, whey, salt, eggs, guar gum], predust [enriched wheat flour {wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, soybean oil, salt, natural flavor]), broccoli, water, red and green bell pepper, sugar, pineapple tidbits and juice, onions, contains 2% or less of: apple cider vinegar, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, alcohol, vinegar, lactic acid), modified corn starch, tomato paste, ginger, salt, sherry wine, soybean oil, locust bean gum, citric acid, oleoresin paprika, garlic, beet juice concentrate, onion powder, red pepper. contains: egg, milk, soy, wheat.

Categories

Meals

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.

Related

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