Take out crispy tenders
by Foster Farms
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Take out crispy tenders by Foster Farms receives a safety score of 85/100 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
Take out crispy tenders by Foster Farms carries a composite safety score of 85/100, 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 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, Take out crispy tenders 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 | 85/100 | 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
chicken breast with rib meat and/or chicken tenderloins, wheat flour, water, cracker meal wheat flour, soybean oil), contains 2% or less of salt, food starch, natural flavors, spices, dried whey, leavening cream of tartar, sodium bicarbonate), torula yeast, extractives of paprika, spice extractives. breading set in vegetable oil. angy buttermilk ranch sauce ingredients: water, refined soybean oil, corn syrup, modified corn starch, salted egg olks, salt, distilled vinegar, dill pickle relish (cucumbers, guar gum, locust bean gum, calcium chloride), buttermilk plavor (sweet cream buttermilk powder, natural butter flavor, maltodextrin, whole milk powder, cultured buttermilk, citric acid), tomato concentrate, sour cream flavor (sour cream solids, whey, whey protein concentrate, natural flavors), arabic gum, titanium dioxide, spices, xanthan gum, garic powder, onion powder, buttermilk powder (skim milk, cultures), dehydrated parsley, yeast extract, lactic acid powder, sodium diacetate, sodium acid sulfate, green onion powder and oleoresin turmeric. contains: eggs, wheat and milk. foster farms g2020 livingston, ca 95334. product of usa. questions/comments call us at: 1-800-255-7227, monday-friday, 8am.-5 pm. pst we'd love to hear from youi hnd us o fosterfarms.com and follow us ofosterfarms on: federal requlations prohibit the use of hormones or sterolds in chicken. winy o 75278 99729
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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