Sesame chicken with vegetable fried rice
Sesame chicken with vegetable fried rice 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.
What the Data Says About
Sesame chicken with vegetable fried rice 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, Sesame chicken with vegetable fried rice 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
| 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 | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Fried white chicken meat (marinated white chicken meat [chicken breast with rib meat {boneless, skinless chicken breasts with rib meat, contains up to 2% retained water}, marinade spice mix {sea salt, starch blend (rice starch, rice flour), distilled vinegar (white distilled vinegar [diluted with water to 4% acidity]), sodium tripolyphosphate}, water], corn starch, oil shortening [soybean oil, tbhq {added as an antioxidant}, citric acid {added as a chelating agent}, and dimethyl polysiloxane {added as an antifoam}]), vegetable fried rice (liquid mix [water, soy sauce {water, wheat, soybeans, salt}, toasted sesame oil, spice mix {cultured sugar, sea salt, ginger powder}], white rice [long grain parboiled rice, iron phosphate, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid], carrot, green bell pepper, peas, green onion), sesame sauce (water, spice mix [granulated sugar, modified food starch, cultured sugar, xanthan gum, red pepper, ginger powder, cayenne pepper, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate], soy sauce [water, wheat, soybeans, salt], seasoned rice wine vinegar [rice wine vinegar {reduced with water to 4.5% acidity by volume}, sugar, natural flavor, salt, potassium metabisulfite {preservative}], toasted sesame oil, tomato paste [vine-ripened california tomatoes], chicken base [chicken meat including natural chicken juices, natural sea salt, chicken fat, vegetable extract {potato, carrot, onion}, yeast extract, natural flavors, and turmeric]), broccoli florets, sesame seeds.
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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