orange chicken salad
by Walmart
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
orange chicken salad by Walmart receives a safety score of 95/100 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
orange chicken salad by Walmart carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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, orange chicken salad 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 | 95/100 | 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
vegetable fried rice (cooked white rice (rice, watert, carrots, peas, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt], sugar, canola oil, sunflower lecithin, caramel color, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, onion powder), white meat chicken breast (boneless, skinless chicken breast meat with rib meat, chicken broth [chicken fat, chicken broth, natural flavors], tapioca starch, seasoning [salt, sugar, garlic powder, spices, onion powderl, sat, breading (wheat flour, bread crumb (wheat flour, sugar, salt, yeast), salt, yellow corn flour, vital wheat gluten, corn starch, sugar, garlic powder, spices, soybean oil onion powder, torula yeast, paprika extract, spice extractives], ppedust and battering [water, wheat flour, salt, yellow corn flour, wital wheat gluten, corn starch, sugar, garlic powder, spices, soybean oil, onion powder, torula yeast, paprika extract, spice extractves breading set in vegetable oil), sauce (water, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce isoybeans, water, salt, wheat flour], corn starch, orange juice, garlic puree, salt, ginger puree, chili puree (water, red chillies], natural mandarin flavor, orage oil, annatto extract (color], ctric acid, shitake extract maltodextrin, shitake extract, yeast extract (yeast extract, salth), carrots, sesame seeds, contains wheat and soy,
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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