Grilled chicken breast and crunchy cauliflower crumbles in a spicy, creamy buffalo style sauce, buffalo chicken with cauliflower

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Grilled chicken breast and crunchy cauliflower crumbles in a spicy, creamy buffalo style sauce, buffalo chicken with cauliflower 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
0708820421035
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 CONTAINER (294 g)

What the Data Says About

Grilled chicken breast and crunchy cauliflower crumbles in a spicy, creamy buffalo style sauce, buffalo chicken with cauliflower 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, Grilled chicken breast and crunchy cauliflower crumbles in a spicy, creamy buffalo style sauce, buffalo chicken with cauliflower 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Grilled chicken breast and crunchy cauliflower crumbles in a spicy, creamy buffalo style sauce, buffalo chicken with cauliflower
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cauliflower
2
Marinated Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat
3
Chicken
4
Water
5
Cultured Corn Sugar And Vinegar
6
Seasoning
7
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
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Corn Starch
10
Onion Powder
11
Garlic Powder
12
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
13
Natural Smoke Flavor
14
Grill Flavor
15
From Sunflower Oil
16
Grill Seasoning
17
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
18
Mustard
19
Spice
20
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
21
Natural Flavor
22
Including Smoke Flavor
23
Sodium Phosphates
24
Buffalo Sauce
25
Cayenne Pepper Sauce
26
Aged Red Peppers
27
Vinegar
28
Margarine
29
Soybean And Hydrogenated Soybean Oils
30
Mono - And Diglycerides
31
Soy Lecithin
32
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
33
Preservative
34
Natural & Artificial Flavor
35
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
36
Color
37
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Calcium Disodium Edta
39
To Protect Flavor
40
Chili Pepper
41
Oleoresin Paprika
42
Paprika
43
Sodium Alginate
44
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back

Full Ingredient List

Cauliflower, marinated boneless skinless chicken breast strips with rib meat (chicken, water, cultured corn sugar and vinegar, seasoning [maltodextrin, salt, modified corn starch, onion powder, garlic powder, xanthan gum, natural smoke flavor, grill flavor (from sunflower oil)], grill seasoning [maltodextrin, salt, hydrolyzed soy protein, mustard, grill flavor (from sunflower oil), onion powder, garlic powder, spice, caramel color, natural flavor (including smoke flavor)], sodium phosphates, salt), buffalo sauce (cayenne pepper sauce (aged red peppers, vinegar, salt, xanthan gum, garlic powder), water, margarine (soybean and hydrogenated soybean oils, water, salt, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [preservative], natural & artificial flavor, beta-carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), contains less than 2% of calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), chili pepper, garlic powder, natural flavor, oleoresin paprika (color), paprika, salt, sodium alginate, sodium benzoate (preservative), sugar, xanthan gum.

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