Safe

Chicken Buttermilk Biscuit

by Jimmy Dean

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077900502392 · Jimmy Dean · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077900502392 · Serving size 1 sandwich (116 g)

The verdict

Chicken Buttermilk Biscuit by Jimmy Dean scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 58 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 58-component record, beginning with Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts With Rib Meat, Water. 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 58 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.

00502392 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken Buttermilk Biscuit label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 58 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 13% LEAD-RARE Datem PHOTO-FINISH English Muffin Egg · ±0 BOOK-OFF …502392 · July 2026

15 of 58 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Datem). Source sheet 00502392 · 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: English Muffin Egg White, Turkey Sausage & Cheese Sandwiches · Nearest score peer is English Muffin Egg White, Turkey Sausage & Cheese Sandwiches 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

1. Chicken Buttermilk Biscuit: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken Buttermilk Biscuit100/1002. English Muffin Egg White, Turkey Sausage & Cheese Sandwiches: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. English Muffin Egg White,…100/1003. Blue Plate, Real Mayonnaise: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Blue Plate, Real Mayonnai…100/1004. Blue Plate, Sandwich Spread: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Blue Plate, Sandwich Spre…100/1005. Blue plate extra heavy mayonnaise: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Blue plate extra heavy ma…100/100
High-band neighbours for Chicken Buttermilk Biscuit (100/100) outside Jimmy Dean.
Chart values as text

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

Chicken Buttermilk Biscuit
100/100
English Muffin Egg White, Turkey Sausage & Cheese Sandwiches
100/100
Blue Plate, Real Mayonnaise
100/100
Blue Plate, Sandwich Spread
100/100
Blue plate extra heavy mayonnaise
100/100

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. Chicken Buttermilk Biscuit scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Chicken Buttermilk Biscuit lists 58 ingredients on its label

58 87th percentile a longer ingredient list than 87% 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: 58 (87th 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

1
Boneless
2
Skinless Chicken Breasts With Rib Meat
3
Water
4
Wheat Flour
5
Enriched Wheat Flour
6
Enriched With Niacin
7
Reduced Iron
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Chicken Broth
12
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
13
Extractives Of Black Pepper
14
Extractives Of Paprika
15
Garlic Powder Favening
16
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
17
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
18
Modified Food Starch
19
Natural Flavor
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Sodium Phosphates
22
Spices
23
Celery Seed
24
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
25
Tricalcium Phosphate
26
Added To Prevent Caking
27
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
28
Yeast
29
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
30
Bleached Wheat. Flour
31
Malted Barley Flour
32
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Thiamin Mononitrate
34
Riboflavin And Folic Acid
35
Bleached
36
Palm Oil
37
Buttermilk
38
Soy Fiber
39
Leavening
40
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
41
Monocalcium Phosphate
42
Natural And Artificial Butter Flavor
43
Natural Butter Flavor
44
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
45
Enzyme Modified Butter
46
Butter
47
Cream
48
Enzymes
49
Annatto Extract
50
Color
51
Turmeric Extract
52
Natural And Artificial Flavor
53
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
54
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
55
Preservative
56
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
57
Natural And Artificial Sautéed Butter Type Flavor
58
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

Full Ingredient List

BREADED CHICKEN PATTY: BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN BREASTS WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS:. CARAMEL COLOR, CHICKEN BROTH, DEXTROSE, EXTRACTIVES OF BLACK PEPPER, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER FAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SPICES (INCLUDING CELERY SEED), SUGAR, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE (ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING), WHEAT GLUTEN, YEAST, YEAST EXTRACT. BREADING SET IN VEGETABLE OIL. BUTTERMILK BISCUIT: WATER, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (CONTAINS BLEACHED WHEAT. FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), BLEACHED, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (CONTAINS WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, DRIED BUTTERMILK, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SOY FIBER, SUGAR, LEAVENING (SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SODIUM BICARBONATE, DEXTROSE, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL BUTTER FLAVOR [NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN, ENZYME MODIFIED BUTTER [BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), ENZYMES], ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC EXTRACT (COLOR)), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, LACTIC ACID], POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), DATEM, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL SAUTÉED BUTTER TYPE FLAVOR [MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC EXTRACT (COLOR)], XANTHAN GUM.

Other products containing Natural And Artificial Sautéed Butter Type Flavor

Natural And Artificial Sautéed Butter Type Flavor is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods Meats and their products Meats Frozen meats

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken Buttermilk Biscuit

Neighbours outside Jimmy Dean with screening scores in the same high band as Chicken Buttermilk Biscuit (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Jimmy Dean; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Chicken Buttermilk Biscuit has a longer ingredient list than 87% of its Frozen foods category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0077900502392: 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.