Bbq chicken salad sandwich
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Bbq chicken salad sandwich receives a safety score of 85/100 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.
What the Data Says About
Bbq chicken salad sandwich carries a composite safety score of 85/100, 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 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, Bbq chicken salad 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 85/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Bbq chicken salad: chicken fully cooked (boneless, diced, chicken white meat), ranch dressing(soybean oil, water, egg yolks, sugar, vinegar, contains less than 2% of salt, buttermilk, lemon juice concentrate, lactic acid, xanthan gum, spice, sorbic acid, and, calcium disodium edta as preservatives, driec garlic, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, natural flavor, artificial flavor), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes and annatto [vegetable color], may contain one or more of the following: powdered cellulose, potato starch, corn starch or calcium sulfate [added to prevent caking]), red onion, celery, bbq sauce (tomato puree[water and tomato paste], brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, distilled vinegar, salt, spices, garlic, mustard, corn syrup, soy sauce, molasses, natural hickory smoke concentrate and soybean oil), bacon (cured with, water, salt, sugar, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite may also contain potassium chlonde, dextrose, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, honey, potassium lactate, sodium diacetate, flavoring), modified food starch, green onion, plain onion fold (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, palm oil, sugar, egg yolks, yeast, salt, onion, dough extender [wheat flour, monoglycerides, wheat gluten, corn syrup solids, contains 2% or less of: silicon dioxide [flow aid], soybean oil, enzymes [wheat]. calcium sulfate. salt]. dough conditioner [wheat flour, diacetyl tartanc acid esters of mono-diglycendes, [datem]], contains 2% or less of: soybean oil, enzyme [wheat], ascorbic acid, l. cysteine hydrochloride, azodicarbonamide [ada]], calcium propionate, soybean oil, egg wash [eggs, water]). lettuce
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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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