Safe

Buffalo Style Chicken Strips

by Hungry-Man

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0051000065070 · Hungry-Man · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0051000065070 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (411 g)

The verdict

Buffalo Style Chicken Strips by Hungry-Man scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 61 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 61-component record, beginning with Buffalo Style White Meat Chicken Strip Shaped Patties, Cooked White Meat Chicken, Water. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 61 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00065070 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Buffalo Style Chicken Strips label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 61 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-RARE Calcium Caseinate PHOTO-FINISH Oven Baked Sharp · ±0 BOOK-OFF …065070 · July 2026

13 of 61 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Calcium Caseinate). Source sheet 00065070 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Oven Baked Sharp White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Sharp White Cheddar · Nearest score peer is Oven Baked Sharp White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Sharp White Cheddar at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Buffalo Style Chicken Strips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Buffalo Style Chicken Str…100/1002. Oven Baked Sharp White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Sharp White Cheddar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Oven Baked Sharp White Ch…100/1003. Sharp Cheddar Oven Baked Macaroni & Cheese Dinner: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sharp Cheddar Oven Baked …100/1004. Cheddar Havarti Oven Baked Macaroni & Cheese Dinner Seasoned With Garlic And Chives, Topped With Toasted Breadcrumbs, Cheddar Havarti: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cheddar Havarti Oven Bake…100/1005. Buttermilk Ranch Dressing: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Buttermilk Ranch Dressing100/100
High-band neighbours for Buffalo Style Chicken Strips (100/100) outside Hungry-Man.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Buffalo Style Chicken Strips
100/100
Oven Baked Sharp White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Sharp White Cheddar
100/100
Sharp Cheddar Oven Baked Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
100/100
Cheddar Havarti Oven Baked Macaroni & Cheese Dinner Seasoned With Garlic And Chives, Topped With Toasted Breadcrumbs, Cheddar Havarti
100/100
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Buffalo Style Chicken Strips scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Buffalo Style Chicken Strips lists 61 ingredients on its label

61 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 61 (89th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 7,008 Frozen foods products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Buffalo Style White Meat Chicken Strip Shaped 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
Bread Crumbs
12
Bleached Wheat Flour
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Yeast
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Paprika Extract
17
Color
18
Soybean Oil
19
Chicken Skins
20
Distilled Vinegar
21
Batter Mix
22
Hot Sauce
23
Organic Cayenne Peppers
24
Dried Vinegar
25
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
26
Corn Starch
27
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
28
Natural Flavor
29
Nonfat Milk
30
Butter
31
Cream
32
And Butter Extracts
33
Rice Flour
34
Tapioca Dextrin
35
Onion
36
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
37
Sodium Alginate
38
Spice Extract
39
Soy Protein Concentrate
40
Sodium Phosphates
41
Spice Extract
42
Mashed Potatoes
43
Potato Flakes
44
Potatoes
45
Mono And Diglycerides
46
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
47
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
48
Seasoning Sauce
49
Mono And Diglycerides With Bht And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor
50
Beta-carotene For Color
51
Corn Oil
52
Dl-alpha-tocopherol
53
Dairy Blend
54
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
55
Calcium Caseinate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Approved
56
Corn
57
Buffalo Sauce
58
Louisiana Hot Sauce
59
Peppers
60
Xanthan And Guar Gums
61
Egg Yolks

Full Ingredient List

Buffalo Style White Meat Chicken Strip Shaped Patties (Cooked White Meat Chicken, Water, Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Bread Crumbs [Bleached Wheat Flour, Sugar, Dried Yeast, Salt, Paprika Extract (Color)], Soybean Oil, Chicken Skins, Distilled Vinegar, Batter Mix [Hot Sauce (Cayenne Peppers, Vinegar, Salt, Garlic), Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor [Nonfat Milk, Butter (Cream, Salt), Natural Butter Extracts], Rice Flour, Tapioca Dextrin, Dried Onion, Dried Garlic, Sodium Alginate, Soybean Oil, And Spice Extract), Soy Protein Concentrate, Sodium Phosphates, Salt, Spice Extract), 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, Buffalo Sauce (Water, Louisiana Hot Sauce [Peppers, Vinegar, Salt], Modified Corn Starch, Soybean Oil, Xanthan And Guar Gums, Dried Egg Yolks, Mono And Diglycerides With Bht And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor, Beta-Carotene For Color [Corn Oil, Dl-Alpha-Tocopherol]), 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

High-score cross-brand comparables for Buffalo Style Chicken Strips

Neighbours outside Hungry-Man with screening scores in the same high band as Buffalo Style Chicken Strips (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Hungry-Man; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Buffalo Style Chicken Strips has a longer ingredient list than 89% of its Frozen foods category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0051000065070: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.