Safe

Buffalo style chicken

by Great Value

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0078742294841 · Great Value. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0078742294841

The verdict

Buffalo style chicken by Great Value scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 40 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 40-component record, beginning with Brown Rice Macaroni, Whole Grain Brown Rice, Rice Bran. 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 40 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0078742294841
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

42294841 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Buffalo style chicken label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 40 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 7% LEAD-RARE Sodium Diacetate PHOTO-FINISH Stack attack · ±0 BOOK-OFF …294841 · July 2026

7 of 40 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Diacetate). Source sheet 42294841 · 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: Stack attack · Nearest score peer is Stack attack 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Buffalo style chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Buffalo style chicken100/1002. Stack attack: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Stack attack100/1003. Pecan Halves Raw: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pecan Halves Raw100/1004. Steamerable Riced Cauliflower: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Steamerable Riced Caulifl…100/1005. Beef Cheddar Jalepeño Smoked Sausage: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Beef Cheddar Jalepeño Smo…100/100
High-band neighbours for Buffalo style chicken (100/100) outside Great Value.
Chart values as text

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

Buffalo style chicken
100/100
Stack attack
100/100
Pecan Halves Raw
100/100
Steamerable Riced Cauliflower
100/100
Beef Cheddar Jalepeño Smoked Sausage
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Buffalo style chicken lists 40 ingredients on its label

40 93rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 93% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 40 (93rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Brown Rice Macaroni
2
Whole Grain Brown Rice
3
Rice Bran
4
Cheese Sauce
5
Water
6
Cheddar Cheese
7
Pasteurized Milk
8
Cheese Culture
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Enzymes
11
Soy
12
Canola Oil
13
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
14
From Milk
15
Nonfat Dry Milk
16
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
17
From Corn
18
Sodium Phosphate
19
Natural Flavors
20
Beta Carotene
21
Color
22
Paprika Oleoresin
23
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
24
Sodium Alginate
25
Mono - And Diglycerides
26
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
27
Seasoning Blend
28
From Cornj
29
Corn Starch
30
Spices
31
Paprika
32
Garlic Powder
33
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
34
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
35
Yeast Extract
36
Dried Vinegar
37
Annatto Extract
38
Disodium Inosinate And Disódium Guanylate
39
Turmeric Extract
40
Milk

Full Ingredient List

brown rice macaroni (whole grain brown rice, rice bran), cheese sauce (water, cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], soy and/or canola oil, whey [from milk], nonfat dry milk, maltodextrin [from corn], sodium phosphate, natural flavors, salt, beta carotene (color], paprika oleoresin [color], lactic acid, sodium alginate, mono - and diglycerides, xanthan gum), seasoning blend (maltodextrin [from cornj, whey [from milk], salt, corn starch, spices, paprika [color], garlic powder, sodium diacetate, citric acid, yeast extract, vinegar, natural flavors, annatto extract [color], disodium inosinate and disódium guanylate, turmeric extract [color]). contains milk.

Other products containing Brown Rice Macaroni

Brown Rice Macaroni is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Buffalo style chicken

Neighbours outside Great Value with screening scores in the same high band as Buffalo style chicken (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Great Value; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Buffalo style chicken has a longer ingredient list than 93% of its published 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 0078742294841: 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.