Safe

Fully Cooked Breaded Boneless Buffalo Style Chicken Bites

by Great Value

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0078742073873 · Great Value · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0078742073873 · Serving size 1 portion (84 g)

The verdict

Fully Cooked Breaded Boneless Buffalo Style Chicken Bites by Great Value 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 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Chunks With Rib Meat, Water, Aged Cayenne Red Peppers. 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.

42073873 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Fully Cooked Breaded Boneless Buffalo Style Chicken Bites label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 36% LEAD-RARE Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate PHOTO-FINISH Delisliced Pepper Jack · ±0 BOOK-OFF …073873 · July 2026

10 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate). Source sheet 42073873 · 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: Delisliced Pepper Jack Cheese · Nearest score peer is Delisliced Pepper Jack Cheese 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. Fully Cooked Breaded Boneless Buffalo Style Chicken Bites: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Fully Cooked Breaded Bone…100/1002. Delisliced Pepper Jack Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Delisliced Pepper Jack Ch…100/1003. Sharp Cheddar Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sharp Cheddar Cheese100/1004. Oven Roasted & Sliced Turkey Breast: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Oven Roasted & Sliced Tur…100/1005. Oven Roasted & Sliced Four Pepper Turkey Breast: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Oven Roasted & Sliced Fou…100/100
High-band neighbours for Fully Cooked Breaded Boneless Buffalo Style Chicken Bites (100/100) outside Great Value.
Chart values as text

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

Fully Cooked Breaded Boneless Buffalo Style Chicken Bites
100/100
Delisliced Pepper Jack Cheese
100/100
Sharp Cheddar Cheese
100/100
Oven Roasted & Sliced Turkey Breast
100/100
Oven Roasted & Sliced Four Pepper Turkey Breast
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. Fully Cooked Breaded Boneless Buffalo Style Chicken Bites 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

Fully Cooked Breaded Boneless Buffalo Style Chicken Bites lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 64th percentile a longer ingredient list than 64% 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: 42 (64th 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 Skinless Chicken Breast Chunks With Rib Meat
2
Water
3
Aged Cayenne Red Peppers
4
Dried Vinegar
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Sodium Phosphates
7
Spice
8
Chili Pepper
9
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
10
Onion Powder
11
Garlic Powder Xanthan Gum
12
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
13
Natural Flavor
14
Butter
15
Cream
16
Guar Gum
17
Extractives Of Annatto
18
Wheat Flour
19
Bleached Wheat Flour
20
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
21
Egg Solids
22
Extractives Of Paprika
23
Leavening
24
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
25
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
26
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
27
Corn Starch
28
Nonfat Milk
29
Sodium Alginate
30
Soy Flour
31
Spices
32
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Yeast
35
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
36
Soybean Oil
37
Butter Type Flavor Propylene Glycol
38
Natural And Artificial Flavors
39
Honey
40
Sunflower Oil
41
Medium Chain Triglycerides
42
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

Boneless skinless chicken breast chunks with rib meat, water, aged cayenne red peppers, vinegar, salt, sodium phosphates, spice, chili pepper, maltodextrin, onion powder, garlic powder xanthan gum, garlic, natural flavor, butter (cream, salt), guar gum, extractives of annatto, extractives of turmeric. breaded with: wheat flour, water, contains 2% or less of the following: bleached wheat flour, dextrose, egg solids, extractives of paprika, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), modified corn starch, nonfat milk, onion powder, salt, sodium alginate, soy flour, spices, sugar, whey, yeast, yellow corn flour. breading set in vegetable oil. glazed with: water, aged cayenne red peppers, corn syrup, vinegar, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of the following: butter type flavor propylene glycol, natural and artificial flavors), guar gum, honey, natural flavor (sunflower oil, medium chain triglycerides, natural flavor), salt, spices, xanthan gum.

Other products containing Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Chunks With Rib Meat

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Chunks With Rib Meat is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Fully Cooked Breaded Boneless Buffalo Style Chicken Bites

Neighbours outside Great Value with screening scores in the same high band as Fully Cooked Breaded Boneless Buffalo Style Chicken Bites (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Great Value; these peers cross brands.

Trace this label’s coverage

Trace this label’s coverage

10 of 42 parsed ingredients on Fully Cooked Breaded Boneless Buffalo Style Chicken Bites match at least one source registry. Use the ingredient records to see which entries carry source context and which remain unmatched.

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Barcode 0078742073873: 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.