Chicken breast nuggets
by Perdue
Open Food Facts label for barcode 0072745001093 · Perdue · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.
The verdict
Chicken breast nuggets by Perdue scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 42-component record, beginning with Evenly Spaced Layer Of Nuggets In The Basket Heat For 6 Minutes, Or Until Heated Through With Us At Perduecom® For Recipes, Product Tips. 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.
- 100/100
- Safe safety score
- 0
- None flagged · of 42 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
63/100
Grade C+
Ingredient Safety
100/100
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.
45001093 · Open Food Facts · July 2026
Chicken breast nuggets label screening desk
7 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Natamycin). Source sheet 45001093 · 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: Carved chicken breast · Nearest score peer is Carved chicken breast at the same screening score.
Screening model notes
How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record
Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out 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
How It Compares to Its Category
Among the 13,350 products we've scored in the Meats and their products category, the average safety score is 92.4/100. Chicken breast nuggets scores 7.6 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.4/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.
Ingredient-list length vs other Meats and their products products
Chicken breast nuggets lists 42 ingredients on its label
42 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 11,159 products we track
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Distribution as text
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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 11,159 Meats and their products 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
Full Ingredient List
Amonal pot servis Calories 220 * Daily Value* 17% 18% 13% 21% 5% 0% add 2 minutes to heating time For a crispier product, turn halfway through heating time Let stand 2 to 3 minutes before serving AIR FRYER: Preheat Air Fryer to 400°F Coat air fryer with non-stick cooking spray Place a single, evenly spaced layer of nuggets in the basket Heat for 6 MINUTES, or until heated through with us at perduecom® for recipes, product tips, and general info WRITE Perdue Consumer Relations, PO BOX 1537, Salisbury, MD 21802 Please have this package available when contacting us about this purchase BE A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY! "If this purchase fails to meet your expectations, I want to know about it" fim Perdue includes Ta Asced Sugars Protein 12g 2% 24% Vit D Omcg 0% • Calcium 44mg Iron 1mg 6% • Potas 388mg 4% 8% * The % Dally Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice MICROWAVE OVEN: Remove film and place tray in microwave Heat on HIGH for 45 SECONDS If frozen, add 1 minute to total heat time Rearrange nuggets in tray and heat on HIGH for an additional 45 SECONDS If frozen, add 1 minute to total heat time Let stand for 2 to 3 minutes before serving Appliances may vary, heating times are approximate CAUTION: TRAY AND PRODUCT WILL BE HOT 72745 00109 Calories per gram: Fat 9 • Carbohydrate 4 • Protein 4 Boneless Chicken Breast with Rib Meat, Wheat Flour, Water, Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese [(Milk, Water, Salt, Cream, Cheese Culture, Sodium Phosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Enzymes, Lactic Acid, Color Added), Natamycin (a Natural Mold Inhibitor)], Yellow Corn Flour Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Dextrose, Leavening (Cream of Tartar, Sodium Bicarbonate), Spice, Yeast, Guar Gum, Garlic Powder, Extractives of Paprika, Natural Flavor, Black Pepper Extract CONTAINS: MILK, WHEAT Distributed By: Perdue, Salisbury, MD 21804 © 2023 Perdue Package design is a trademark of Perdue 934359
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High-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken breast nuggets
Neighbours outside Perdue with screening scores in the same high band as Chicken breast nuggets (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Perdue; these peers cross brands.
Same high-band screening score
Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (100/100 here, no caution flags on the parsed list).
Long-label peers (21+ ingredients)
Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (42 on 0072745001093).
Read the longer label in layers
Read the longer label in layers
Chicken breast nuggets has a longer ingredient list than 98% of its Meats and their products category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.
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This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.
Barcode 0072745001093: 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.