Chicken Fried Rice

by Tai Pei

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Chicken Fried Rice by Tai Pei 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
0070077810710
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1.33 cups (153 g)

What the Data Says About

Chicken Fried Rice by Tai Pei 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, Chicken Fried Rice 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 Chicken Fried Rice
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
Cooked Rice
2
Cooked White Meat Chicken
3
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
4
Water
5
Chicken Broth
6
Modified Food Starch
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Sodium Phosphates
9
Carrots
10
Corn
11
Green Peas
12
Seasoning Sauce
13
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
14
Wheat
15
Soybeans
16
Alcohol
17
Vinegar
18
Canola Oil
19
Sesame Oil
20
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Yeast Extract
22
Flavorings
23
Natural Flavor
24
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
25
Yeast
26
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
27
Garlic Puree
28
Spice
29
Molasses
30
Oyster Extract Powder
31
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
32
Oyster Extract
33
Sweet Cooking Rice Wine
34
Mirin
35
Rice
36
Koji
37
Aspergillus Oryzae
38
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
39
Organic Onions
40
Organic Ginger
41
Flavor Enhancer
42
Kelp Extract
43
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
44
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
45
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

COOKED RICE, COOKED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN (BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, CHICKEN BROTH, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES), CARROTS, CORN, GREEN PEAS, SEASONING SAUCE (SOY SAUCE [WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL, VINEGAR], WATER, CANOLA OIL, SESAME OIL, SUGAR, VINEGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, FLAVORINGS, FLAVOR [FLAVOR, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, YEAST, YEAST EXTRACT, CANOLA OIL], SALT, XANTHAN GUM, GARLIC PUREE, SPICE, MOLASSES, OYSTER EXTRACT POWDER (MALTODEXTRIN, OYSTER EXTRACT), SALT]), SWEET COOKING RICE WINE (WATER, MIRIN [WATER, RICE, ALCOHOL, SALT, KOJI (ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE)], SUGAR, LACTIC ACID), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: CANOLA OIL, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), ONIONS, GINGER, FLAVOR ENHANCER (YEAST, YEAST EXTRACT), SUGAR, SESAME OIL, KELP EXTRACT (WATER, KELP EXTRACT, DEXTRIN, ALCOHOL, SALT, XANTHAN GUM), GARLIC, CARAMEL (SUGAR, WATER)

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