Hot Honey Chicken and Waffle Breakfast Sandwich

by bettergoods

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Hot Honey Chicken and Waffle Breakfast Sandwich by bettergoods receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0194346391301
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 sandwich (139 g)

What the Data Says About

Hot Honey Chicken and Waffle Breakfast Sandwich by bettergoods carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Hot Honey Chicken and Waffle Breakfast Sandwich 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 D 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 Hot Honey Chicken and Waffle Breakfast Sandwich
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Fully Cooked Boneless Skinless Breaded Chicken Breast Fillet With Rib Meat
2
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
3
Water
4
Seasoning
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Chicken Broth
8
Onion Powder
9
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
10
Garlic Powder
11
Yeast Extract
12
Natural Flavors
13
Spices
14
Paprika
15
Soybean Oil
16
Sodium Phosphates
17
Breaded With: Wheat Flour
18
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
19
Malted Barley Flour
20
Leavening
21
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
22
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
23
Monocalcium Phosphate
24
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
25
Breading Set In Vegetable Oil
26
Maple Waffle
27
Wheat Flour
28
Margarine
29
Palm Oil
30
Soy Lecithin
31
Natural Flavor
32
Milk
33
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Beta-carotene {Color}
35
Brown Sugar
36
Whole Egg
37
Soy Flour
38
Maple Syrup
39
Yeast
40
Hot Honey Sauce
41
Honey
42
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
43
Red Wine Vinegar
44
Cayenne Pepper

Full Ingredient List

FULLY COOKED BONELESS SKINLESS BREADED CHICKEN BREAST FILLET WITH RIB MEAT (CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, SEASONING [SUGAR, SALT, CHICKEN BROTH, ONION POWDER, RICE STARCH, GARLIC POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICES, PAPRIKA, SOYBEAN OIL], SODIUM PHOSPHATES, BREADED WITH: WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SPICES, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, LEAVENING [SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE], PAPRIKA, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEAT GLUTEN, NATURAL FLAVORS, BREADING SET IN VEGETABLE OIL), MAPLE WAFFLE (WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUGAR, MARGARINE [PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR (MILK), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA-CAROTENE {COLOR}], BROWN SUGAR, WHOLE EGG, NATURAL FLAVORS, SOY FLOUR, SALT, MAPLE SYRUP, YEAST, SOY LECITHIN), HOT HONEY SAUCE (HONEY, CORN SYRUP, RED WINE VINEGAR, CAYENNE PEPPER, SALT)

Categories

Sandwiches

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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