Zesty Southern Fried Popcorn Shaped Breaded White Meat Chicken Patties With Home-Style Mashed Potatoes And Sweet Corn - Includes A Brownie, Southern Fried Popcorn Chicken

by Hungry-man

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Zesty Southern Fried Popcorn Shaped Breaded White Meat Chicken Patties With Home-Style Mashed Potatoes And Sweet Corn - Includes A Brownie, Southern Fried Popcorn Chicken by Hungry-man receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
0051000063496
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 PACKAGE (397 g)

What the Data Says About

Zesty Southern Fried Popcorn Shaped Breaded White Meat Chicken Patties With Home-Style Mashed Potatoes And Sweet Corn - Includes A Brownie, Southern Fried Popcorn Chicken by Hungry-man carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Zesty Southern Fried Popcorn Shaped Breaded White Meat Chicken Patties With Home-Style Mashed Potatoes And Sweet Corn - Includes A Brownie, Southern Fried Popcorn Chicken 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

Composite safety metrics for Zesty Southern Fried Popcorn Shaped Breaded White Meat Chicken Patties With Home-Style Mashed Potatoes And Sweet Corn - Includes A Brownie, Southern Fried Popcorn Chicken
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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

1
Popcorn Shaped Breaded White Meat Chicken Patties
2
Cooked White Meat Chicken
3
Water
4
Enriched Wheat Flour
5
Wheat Flour
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Reduced Iron
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Chicken Skins
12
Soybean Oil
13
Soy Protein Concentrate
14
Isolated Oat Product
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Sodium Phosphates
17
Spice
18
Msg
19
Spice Extract
20
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
21
Onion Powder
22
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
23
Paprika
24
Mashed Potatoes
25
Potato Flakes
26
Potatoes
27
Mono And Diglycerides
28
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
29
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
30
Seasoning Sauce
31
Mono And Diglycerides With Bht And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor
32
Beta-carotene For Color
33
Corn Oil
34
Dl-alpha-tocopherol
35
Dairy Blend
36
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
37
Calcium Caseinate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Approved
38
Corn
39
Brownie
40
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
41
Organic Cocoa
42
Eggs
43
Dl-alphatocopherol
44
Acacia And Xanthan Gums
45
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
46
Vegetable Oil
47
Natural And Artificial Flavor
48
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
49
Vanilla Extractives
50
Or Less Of: Seasoning Sauce

Full Ingredient List

Popcorn Shaped Breaded White Meat Chicken Patties (Cooked White Meat Chicken, Water, Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Chicken Skins, Soybean Oil, Soy Protein Concentrate, Isolated Oat Product, Salt, Sodium Phosphates, Spice, Monosodium Glutamate, Spice Extract, Dextrose, Onion Powder, Dried Garlic, Paprika), Mashed Potatoes (Water, Dehydrated Potato Flakes [Potatoes, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid], Seasoning Sauce [Soybean Oil, Water, Mono And Diglycerides With Bht And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor, Beta-Carotene For Color (Corn Oil, Dl-Alpha-Tocopherol)], Contains Less Than 2% Of: Salt, Dried Dairy Blend [Whey, Calcium Caseinate]), Corn, Brownie (Sugar, Water, Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Soybean Oil, Cocoa, Eggs, Seasoning Sauce [Soybean Oil, Water, Mono And Diglycerides With Bht And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor, Beta-Carotene For Color (Corn Oil, Dl-Alphatocopherol)], Acacia And Xanthan Gums, Sodium Bicarbonate [Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil], Salt, Natural And Artificial Flavor [Natural And Artificial Flavor, Caramel Color, Vanilla Extractives]), Seasoning Sauce (Water, Sugar, Seasoning Sauce (Soybean Oil, Water, Mono And Diglycerides With Bht And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor, Beta-Carotene For Color (Corn Oil, Dl-Alpha-Tocopherol)], Salt, Soybean Oil). Contains 2% Or Less Of: Seasoning Sauce (Soybean Oil, Water, Mono And Diglycerides With Bht And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor, Beta-Carotene For Color [Corn Oil, Dl-Alpha-Tocopherol]).

Categories

Frozen foods

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