Reser's fine foods, main st bistro, chicken broccoli cheddar bake baked entrees

by Reser's Fine Foods

90
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Reser's fine foods, main st bistro, chicken broccoli cheddar bake baked entrees by Reser's Fine Foods receives a safety score of 90/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients 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
0071117023145
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cup (220 g)

What the Data Says About

Reser's fine foods, main st bistro, chicken broccoli cheddar bake baked entrees by Reser's Fine Foods carries a composite safety score of 90/100, 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 2 flagged ingredients 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, Reser's fine foods, main st bistro, chicken broccoli cheddar bake baked entrees 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 Reser's fine foods, main st bistro, chicken broccoli cheddar bake baked entrees
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 90/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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
Water
3
Organic Long Grain Rice
4
Whole Milk
5
Cooked White Meat Chicken
6
Broccoli Florets
7
Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread
8
Cheddar And Colby Cheese
9
Pasteurized Milk
10
Cheese Culture
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Enzymes
13
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
14
Sodium Phosphate
15
Whey Protien Concentrate
16
Skim Milk
17
Milk Fat
18
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
19
Cellulose Gum
20
Margarine
21
Liquid And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
22
Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides
23
Soy Lecithin
24
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
25
Natural And Artificial Flavor
26
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
27
White Cheddar Cheese
28
Cheddar Cheese
29
Pasteurized Cultured Milk
30
Annatto Color
31
Heavy Cream
32
Cream
33
Sodium Citrate
34
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
35
Dried Cream Cheese
36
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
37
Carob Bean Gum
38
Onion
39
Breadcrumbs
40
Wheat Flour
41
Whole Wheat Flour
42
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
43
Soybean Oil
44
Yeast
45
Parmesan Cheese
46
Part-skim Milk
47
Garlic Minced In Oil
48
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
49
Parmesan And Romano Cheese Base
50
Parmesan And Romano Cheese
51
Milk
52
Culture
53
Corn Starch
54
Cultured Buttermilk Solids
55
Calcium And Sodium Caseinates
56
Flavoring
57
And Garlic Powder
58
Butter
59
Sweet Cream
60
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
61
Cultured Dextrose
62
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate To Protect Flavor
63
Onion Powder
64
Spice
65
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
66
Egg White Lysozyme
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ENZYME
Listed
67
Nisin Preparation
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
GRAS
68
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

Full Ingredient List

Cooked rice (water, long grain rice), whole milk, cooked white meat chicken, broccoli florets, pasteurized process cheese spread (cheddar and colby cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protien concentrate, skim milk, milk fat, salt, carrageenan, cellulose gum), margarine (liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, contains less than 2% of vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), white cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), cheddar cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto color), heavy cream (cream, sodium citrate, carrageenan, polysorbate 80), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), onion, breadcrumbs (wheat flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, soybean oil, salt, yeast), water, parmesan cheese (part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), garlic minced in oil (garlic, soybean oil, citric acid), parmesan and romano cheese base (parmesan and romano cheese [milk, culture, enzymes, salt], water, whey, salt, modified corn starch, cultured buttermilk solids, calcium and sodium caseinates, natural flavoring, and garlic powder), modified corn starch, butter (sweet cream, salt), salt, maltodextrin, cultured dextrose, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to protect flavor, onion powder, spice, sodium diacetate, egg white lysozyme, nisin preparation, xanthan gum.

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