Caution

Spicy Chicken Sandwich

by Fast Bites

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071421106862 · Fast Bites · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071421106862 · Serving size 1 sandwich (100 g)

The verdict

Spicy Chicken Sandwich by Fast Bites scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 67 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 67-component record, beginning with Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Bleached Wheat Flour. 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 67 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

75/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

21106862 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Spicy Chicken Sandwich label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 67 ing. REG-PART 40% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 7% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH Gummy Bears · ±0 BOOK-OFF …106862 · July 2026

27 of 67 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 21106862 · 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: Gummy Bears · Nearest score peer is Gummy Bears at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Spicy Chicken Sandwich: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Spicy Chicken Sandwich75/1002. Gummy Bears: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Gummy Bears75/1003. Trolli, sour brite bites candy, watermelon: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Trolli, sour brite bites …75/1004. Trolli, sour brite bites chew candy, blue raspberry: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Trolli, sour brite bites …75/1005. Trolli, sour brite bites, artificially flavored chewy candy, blue raspberry, blue raspberry: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Trolli, sour brite bites,…75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Spicy Chicken Sandwich (75/100 on 67 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Spicy Chicken Sandwich
75/100
Gummy Bears
75/100
Trolli, sour brite bites candy, watermelon
75/100
Trolli, sour brite bites chew candy, blue raspberry
75/100
Trolli, sour brite bites, artificially flavored chewy candy, blue raspberry, blue raspberry
75/100

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. Spicy Chicken Sandwich scores 17.9 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker 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

Spicy Chicken Sandwich lists 67 ingredients on its label

67 93rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 93% 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: 67 (93rd 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

How the 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 67 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
2
Water
3
Bleached Wheat Flour
4
Soy Protein Concentrate
5
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
8
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
9
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
B1
13
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
B6
15
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
B2
17
Cyanocobalamin
18
B12
19
Yellow Corn Flour
20
Modified Food Starch
21
Seasoning
22
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
23
Dry Vinegar Flavor
24
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
25
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
26
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
27
Glucono-delta-lactone
28
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oils
29
Food Starch-modified
30
Hot Sauce Powder
31
Aged Cayenne Red Peppers
32
Dried Vinegar
33
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
34
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
35
Natural Flavor
36
Butter Acids
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
37
Flavoring
38
and butter esters
39
Vinegar Solids
40
Natural Flavor
41
Sodium Phosphate
42
Corn Syrup Solids
43
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
44
Yeast
45
Wheat Flour
46
Extractives Of Paprika
47
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
48
Leavening
49
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
50
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
51
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
52
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
53
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
54
Reduced Iron
55
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
56
Enzyme
57
Soybean Oil
58
Sesame Seeds
59
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
60
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
61
Monoglycerides With Ascorbic Acid And Citric Acid
62
Antioxidants
63
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
64
Preservative
65
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
66
Enzymes
67
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Chicken breast with rib meat, water, bleached wheat flour, soy protein concentrate (zinc oxide, niacinamide, ferrous sulfate, copper gluconate, vitamin A palmitate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate (B1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (B6), riboflavin (B2), cyanocobalamin (B12), yellow corn flour, modified food starch, seasoning (maltodextrin, dry vinegar flavor [(sodium diacetate, citric acid, potassium citrate, and glucono-delta-lactone), partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils], food starch-modified, hot sauce powder {cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic), maltodextrin}, natural flavor {triacetin, butter acids, flavoring, and butter esters}, citric acid, vinegar solids), flavor, salt, sodium phosphate, corn syrup solids, sugar, maltodextrin, yeast, wheat flour, vinegar solids, extractives of paprika, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), citric acid, yellow 6, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzyme), water, sugar, soybean oil, sesame seeds, yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), salt, monoglycerides with ascorbic acid and citric acid (antioxidants), calcium propionate (preservative), calcium sulfate, enzymes, wheat starch, ascorbic acid.

Categories

Frozen foods Sandwiches Poultry sandwiches Chicken sandwiches

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Spicy Chicken Sandwich

Neighbours outside Fast Bites near Spicy Chicken Sandwich's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Fast Bites; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Spicy Chicken Sandwich's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 67-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Spicy Chicken Sandwich's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

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

Barcode 0071421106862: 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.