Bumble bee, premium chunk chicken breast in teriyaki sauce

by Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee Foods Llc

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Bumble bee, premium chunk chicken breast in teriyaki sauce by Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee Foods Llc 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.

Barcode
0086600403335
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
5 ONZ (140 g)

What the Data Says About

Bumble bee, premium chunk chicken breast in teriyaki sauce by Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee Foods Llc 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, Bumble bee, premium chunk chicken breast in teriyaki sauce 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 C 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

Composite safety metrics for Bumble bee, premium chunk chicken breast in teriyaki sauce
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 C OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
2
Water
3
The Following: Salt
4
Modified Food Starch
5
Sodium Phosphate
6
Teriyaki Sauce
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Brown Sugar
9
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
10
Wheat
11
Soybeans
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
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
14
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
15
Toasted Sesame Oil
16
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
17
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
18
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
19
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
20
Sodium Acetate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
21
Rendered Chicken Fat
22
Honey Powder
23
Refinery Syrup
24
Honey
25
Garlic Powder
26
Onion Powder
27
Spice
28
Artificial Flavor
29
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
30
White Vinegar
31
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
32
Natural Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Chicken breast with rib meat (chicken breast with rib meat, water, contains less than 2% of the following: salt, modified food starch, sodium phosphate), teriyaki sauce (water, sugar, brown sugar, modified food starch, dehydrated soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), maltodextrin, hydrolyzed soy protein, toasted sesame oil, salt, caramel color, malic acid, citric acid, lactose, sodium acetate, rendered chicken fat, honey powder (refinery syrup, honey), garlic powder, onion powder, spice, artificial flavor, fumaric acid, sugar, modified food starch, white vinegar, xanthan gum, natural flavor)

Categories

Canned foods Meats and their products Meats Canned meats

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial