Boneless fried chicken & waffles
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Boneless fried chicken & waffles receives a safety score of 80/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients 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
Boneless fried chicken & waffles carries a composite safety score of 80/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 2 flagged ingredients 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, Boneless fried chicken & waffles 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 80/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Boneless fried chicken patties (cooked white meat chicken, water, enriched flour [wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)], vegetable oil [partially hydrogenated soybean oil (tbhq and citric acid to preserve freshness), and/or cottonseed oil], soy protein concentrate, isolated oat product, salt, sodium phosphate, monosodium glutamate, dextrose, spice extract), mashed potatoes (reconstituted potatoes [mono and diglycerides, sodium acid pyrophospate, citric acid], margarine [partially hydrogenated soybean oil with tbhq and citric acid as preservatives, water, mono and diglycerides (bht, citric acid), beta carotene for color (corn oil, tocopherol), vitamin a palmitate], dried dairy blend [whey, calcium caseinate], salt, water), cranberry apple dessert (water, sugar, cranberries, dehydrated apples, modified food starch, dehydrated apples [calcium stearate], orange peel [water, citric acid], vanilla extract [vanilla bean extractives, corn syrup, ethyl alcohol, water], compote seasoning [spice, dextrose, spice extractive]), table syrup (high fructose corn syrup, water, sugar, salt, methylcellulose, molasses, maple type syrup flavor [water, caramel color, glycerin, propylene glycol, corn syrup, flavors, artificial flavors, molasses, lactic acid, ammoniated glycyrrhizin and sulfites], sodium hexametaphosphate, caramel color, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, citric acid), waffles (waffle batter [water, enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)], soybean oil, whey, sugar, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda], whole eggs, calcium chloride, salt, corn syrup solids, corn starch, colored with yellow 5 and yellow 6, fortified with [reduced iron, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12)], natural and artificial flavor [dextrose, corn starch, natural and artificial flavors, water, alcohol], soy flour [soy flour, soybean oil, soy lecithin]), contains 2% of less of: margarine (partially hydrogenated soybean oil with tbhq and citric acid as preservatives, water, mono and diglycerides [bht, citric acid], beta carotene for color [corn oil, tocopherol], vitamin a palmitate).
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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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