Buffalo Style Chicken Salad
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Buffalo Style Chicken Salad by Fresh express receives a safety score of 80/100 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.
What the Data Says About
Buffalo Style Chicken Salad by Fresh express carries a composite safety score of 80/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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, Buffalo Style Chicken Salad 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 80/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Vegetable Mix: Baby Green Leaf Lettuce, Baby Green Oak Lettuce, Baby Green Tango Lettuce, Baby Red Leaf Lettuce, Baby Red Oak Lettuce, Baby Lollo Rossa Lettuce, Baby Mizuna, Baby Arugula, Baby Tatsoi, Frisee, Endive, Baby Green Chard, Baby Red Chard, Bacon Buffalo Style Ranch Dressing: Water, Canola Oil, Pepper Sauce (Cayenne Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt, Dried Garlic), Non Fat Buttermilk (Whey, Water, Skim Milk Powder, Corn Starch, Tapioca Starch, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum, Culture), Distilled Vinegar, Maltodextrin, Less Than 2% Of Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Tripolyphosphate. Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Hickory Smoke Flavor), Dried Garlic, Dried Onion, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Sugar, Buttermilk Flavor (Whey, Butterfat, Buttermilk, Lactic Acid), Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Xanthan Gum, Paprika Extract (Color), Spices, Mustard Flour, Dried Red Pepper, Natural Flavors, Chicken: Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat, Water, Seasoning (Hot Sauce Powder [(Cayenne Red Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Garlic Powder), Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor], Salt, Vinegar Powder [Maltodextrin, White Distilled Vinegar, Modified Food Starch], Natural Butter Flavor, Paprika, Spice, Garlic Powder), Potato Starch, Vinegar, Cheese: Blue Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Penicillium Roqueforti), Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking), Multi-Grain Crackers: Rice Flour, Whole Grain Yellow Cornmeal, Potato Starch, Safflower Oil, Rice Bran, Cane Sugar, Sesame Seeds, Flax Seeds, Millet, Sea Salt, Crispy Red Bell Peppers: Red Bell Peppers, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sunflower, Safflower And/Or Canola Oil, Salt)
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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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