Neilly's, jerk chicken with rice & beans

by Neilly's

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Neilly's, jerk chicken with rice & beans by Neilly's 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
0088314000428
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
10 ONZ (283 g)

What the Data Says About

Neilly's, jerk chicken with rice & beans by Neilly's 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, Neilly's, jerk chicken with rice & beans 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 Neilly's, jerk chicken with rice & beans
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
Cooked Rice
2
Water
3
Long Grain Par-boiled Rice
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Iron Phosphate
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Cooked Chicken
10
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
11
Isolated Soy Protein Product
12
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
13
Modified Food Starch
14
Corn Starch
15
Carrageenan With Less Than 2% Soy Lecithin
16
Seasoning
17
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
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
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
20
Vegetable Oil
21
Sodium Phopsphates
22
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
23
Kidney Beans
24
Organic Dark Red Kidney Beans
25
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
26
And Disodium Edta
27
To Preserve Color
28
Organic Onions
29
Leeks
30
Jerk Seasoning
31
Spices
32
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
Paprika
34
And Dehydrated Garlic And Onion

Full Ingredient List

Cooked rice (water, long grain par-boiled rice, salt, iron phosphate, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid)), cooked chicken (boneless skinless chicken breast meat with rib meat, water, isolated soy protein product (isolated soy protein, modified food starch, corn starch, carrageenan with less than 2% soy lecithin), seasoning (potassium citrate, citric acid, sodium diacetate, vegetable oil), salt, sodium phopsphates, carrageenan), kidney beans (dark red kidney beans, water, salt, calcium chloride, and disodium edta (to preserve color)), water, onions, leeks, jerk seasoning (spices, salt, sugar, paprika, and dehydrated garlic and onion)

Categories

Frozen foods

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.

Related

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