HEALTHY CHOICE Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo Dinner, 11.5 OZ

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

HEALTHY CHOICE Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo Dinner, 11.5 OZ 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.

Barcode
0072655458611
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Meal (326 g) (326 g)

What the Data Says About

HEALTHY CHOICE Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo Dinner, 11.5 OZ 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, HEALTHY CHOICE Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo Dinner, 11.5 OZ 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 HEALTHY CHOICE Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo Dinner, 11.5 OZ
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

1
Sauce
2
Water
3
Parmesan Cheese
4
Part Skim Milk
5
Cheese Culture
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Enzymes
8
Soybean Oil
9
Corn Starch
10
Nonfat Dry Milk
11
Or Less Of: Alfredo Cheese Blend
12
Parmesan
13
Cheddar
14
And Romano Cheese From Cowã¢â€â™s Milk {Milk
15
Enzymes}
16
Disodium Phosphate
17
Sodium Citrate
18
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Flavoring
20
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
21
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
22
Guar Gum
23
Cooked Pasta
24
Enriched Wheat Flour
25
Durum Wheat Flour
26
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Ferrous Sulfate {Iron}
28
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
31
Egg Whites
32
Cooked Chicken
33
White Meat Chicken
34
Olive Oil
35
Or Less Of: Isolated Soy Protein Product
36
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
37
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
38
Corn Starch
39
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
40
Soy Lecithin
41
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
42
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
43
Sodium Phosphates
44
Broccoli
45
Egg
46
Milk
47
Soy
48
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Sauce (water, parmesan cheese [part skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], soybean oil, modified corn starch, nonfat dry milk, contains 2% or less of: alfredo cheese blend [parmesan, cheddar, and romano cheese from cowã¢â€â™s milk {milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes}, water, nonfat dry milk, salt, disodium phosphate, sodium citrate], sea salt, flavoring, xanthan gum, citric acid, guar gum), cooked pasta (water, enriched wheat flour [durum wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate {iron}, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], soybean oil, egg whites), cooked chicken (white meat chicken, water, olive oil, contains 2% or less of: isolated soy protein product [isolated soy protein, modified potato starch, corn starch, carrageenan, soy lecithin], dextrose, potassium chloride, salt, sodium phosphates, flavoring), broccoli. contains: egg, milk, soy, wheat.

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