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Vegetarian Butter Chick'n Naan Bites

by Whole Foods Market

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0099482515379 · Whole Foods Market. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0099482515379 · Serving size 4 pieces (80 g)

The verdict

Vegetarian Butter Chick'n Naan Bites by Whole Foods Market scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-component record, beginning with Enrihed Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 59 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0099482515379
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

67/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

82515379 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Vegetarian Butter Chick'n Naan Bites label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-SPARSE 17% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Flour Tortillas · ±0 BOOK-OFF …515379 · July 2026

10 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 82515379 · 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: Flour Tortillas · Nearest score peer is Flour Tortillas 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. Vegetarian Butter Chick'n Naan Bites: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Vegetarian Butter Chick'n…95/1002. Flour Tortillas: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Flour Tortillas95/1003. Calcium + D Gummies: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Calcium + D Gummies95/1004. Zero Calorie Cola: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Zero Calorie Cola95/1005. Gluten Free Vanilla Sandwhich Cremes: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Gluten Free Vanilla Sandw…95/100
High-band neighbours for Vegetarian Butter Chick'n Naan Bites (95/100) outside Whole Foods Market.
Chart values as text

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

Vegetarian Butter Chick'n Naan Bites
95/100
Flour Tortillas
95/100
Calcium + D Gummies
95/100
Zero Calorie Cola
95/100
Gluten Free Vanilla Sandwhich Cremes
95/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Vegetarian Butter Chick'n Naan Bites lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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: 59 (99th 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

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enrihed Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Greek Yogurt
9
Pasteurized Milk
10
Cream
11
Milk Protein
12
Organic Pasteurized Goat's Milk
13
Bacterial Culture
14
Water
15
Expeller Pressed Canola Oil
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Yeast
18
Plant-based Chick'n Bites
19
Soy Protein Isolate
20
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
21
Natural Flavor
22
Yeast Extract
23
Cane Sugar
24
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
25
Expeller Pressed Sunflower Seed Oil
26
Pea Protein Solate
27
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
28
Organic Onions
29
Carrots
30
Water Chestnuts
31
Tomatoes
32
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
33
Tomato Paste Cornstarch
34
Honey
35
Sunflower Lecithin
36
Emulsifier
37
Spices
38
Cumin
39
Organic Ginger
40
Fenugreek
41
Turmeric
42
Coriander
43
Cayenne Pepper
44
Black Pepper
45
Fennel
46
Allspice
47
Ginger Puree
48
Tandoori Seasoning
49
Celery Powder
50
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
51
Onion Powder
52
Garuc Powder
53
Paprika
54
Organic Garam Masala
55
Butter
56
Methylcellulose
57
Lemon Juice Concentrate
58
Milk
59
Wheat And Soy Ingredients

Full Ingredient List

DOUGH: ENRIHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), GREEK YOGURT (PASTEURIZED MILK, CREAM, MILK PROTEIN, PASTEURIZED GOAT'S MILK, BACTERIAL CULTURE), WATER, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, SALT, YEAST, DEXTROSE. FILUING: PLANT-BASED CHICK'N BITES (WATER, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, WHEAT GLUTEN, NATURAL FLAVOR, YEAST EXTRACT, CANE SUGAR, SALT, SEA SALT, EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER SEED OIL, PEA PROTEIN SOLATE), CREAM (CREAM, CARRAGEENAN), ONIONS, CARROTS, WATER CHESTNUTS, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, WATER, TOMATOES, GARLIC, TOMATO PASTE CORNSTARCH, HONEY, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), SPICES (CUMIN, GINGER, FENUGREEK, TURMERIC, CORIANDER, CAYENNE PEPPER, BLACK PEPPER, FENNEL, ALLSPICE), GINGER PUREE, TANDOORI SEASONING (SPICES, CELERY POWDER, SALT, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, GARUC POWDER, PAPRIKA), SALT, GARAM MASALA (SPICES, TURMERIC, EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER SEED OIL), BUTTER (CREAM), METHYLCELLULOSE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE. CONTAINS MILK, WHEAT AND SOY INGREDIENTS.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Vegetarian Butter Chick'n Naan Bites

Neighbours outside Whole Foods Market with screening scores in the same high band as Vegetarian Butter Chick'n Naan Bites (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Whole Foods Market; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Vegetarian Butter Chick'n Naan Bites's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Vegetarian Butter Chick'n Naan Bites's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0099482515379: 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.