New orleans style blackened chicken alfredo
by Zatarain's
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
New orleans style blackened chicken alfredo by Zatarain's receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
New orleans style blackened chicken alfredo by Zatarain's carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, New orleans style blackened chicken alfredo 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
Full Ingredient List
von conclum potassium omcg 44g 67% 0% 0% oricg 150mg 10% 536mg 40% 2mg 10% 7mg 40% 353mg 8% 1265mg 25% contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. the % daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food sets enriched penne rigati pasta (water, semolina [durum semolina wheat flour ac rous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), half & half milk, cream cooked blackened seasoned chicken breast strips with rib meat (chicken breast with rib meat, water blackened seasoning salt, spices (including red pepper, paprika), soy protein isolate, modred cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizers [guar gum, caros bean gumt potato starch, sodium phosphate, corn starch, onion, carrageenan, garlic, soy lecithin water margarine (palm oil, water, salt, contains 2% or less of: monoglycerides, artificial flavor annatto [color], calcium disodium edta [preservative], vitamin a palmitate), whey, cream sauce maltodextrin, sweet cream solids, salt, sugar, garlic powder, lemon juice powder (corn strup (shortening powder [soybean oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate, mono&diglycerides solids, lemon juice, lemon oil), natural butter type flav), cheese seasoning (romano cheese from cow's milk (cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, sal, enzymes), disodium phosphate, salt buttermilk powder, cheese powder (parmesan cheese part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, buttermilk, sodium phosphate, salt), green onion, dehydrated garlic, dried ch blend (whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sunflower oil, maltodext salt, sodium phosphate, blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), contains 2% or le citric acid, lactic acid), maltodextrin, modified food starch, baker's yeast extract (yeast ex salt), spices (including parsley, black pepper, ground red pepper), sea salt, stabilizer (corn starch, gum acacia xanthan gum guar gum) chillpowder (chu dengin
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.