Nashville hot chicken sandwiches
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Nashville hot chicken sandwiches receives a safety score of 75/100 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
Nashville hot chicken sandwiches carries a composite safety score of 75/100, 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, Nashville hot chicken sandwiches 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 75/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Fully cooked spicy chicken breast fritter with rib meat: chicken breast with rib meat, water, contains 2% or less of: brown sugar, cayenne sauce powder (maltodextrin, aged red pepper sauce [aged red peppers, vinegar, salt], high oleic sunflower oil, natural flavor), salt, sodium phosphate, buttermilk powder, vinegar solids, natural flavors, spices, spice extractives. battered and breaded with: enriched wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, spices, contains 2% or less of: salt, cayenne sauce powder (maltodextrin, aged red pepper sauce [aged red peppers, vinegar, salt], high oleic sunflower oil, natural flavor), modified corn starch, vegetable oil, natural flavors, spice extractive, dextrose, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), mono and diglycerides, paprika extract (color), vinegar solids, sugar, buttermilk powder. set in vegetable oil. corn dusted bun: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid), water, sugar, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: yellow corn meal, yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), salt, monoglycerides (with ascorbic acid [vitamin c] and citric acid [antioxidants]), calcium propionate (preservative), calcium sulfate, wheat starch, ascorbic acid, enzymes, yellow liquid color (water, fd&c yellow #5, citric acid & sodium benzoate [preservatives]). nashville style hot sauce: water, cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, vinegar, water, salt, garlic powder), natural butter flavor (whey solids, enzyme-modified butter, maltodextrin, salt, dehydrated butter, guar gum, annatto and turmeric [color]), vinegar, brown sugar, salt, gelatin, chili powder (chili pepper), modified food starch, garlic powder, cayenne pepper powder, paprika, sunflower lecithin.
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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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