Chicken Salad Croissant
by Papa John's Salads & Produce
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Chicken Salad Croissant by Papa John's Salads & Produce 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.
What the Data Says About
Chicken Salad Croissant by Papa John's Salads & Produce 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, Chicken Salad Croissant 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 | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
Chicken salad (chicken breast (boneless skinless chicken breast), water, pomace olive oil (olive oil), salt, worcestershire sauce (distilled white vinegar, molasses, water, sugar, onions, anchovies, salt, garlic, cloves, tamarind extract, natural flavorings, chili pepper extract), onion powder, garlic powder), mayonnaise (vegetable oil (soybean, canola), whole eggs, vinegar, water, corn syrup, contains less than 2% of: salt, egg yolk, lemon juice concentrate, calcium disodium edta to protect flavor, natural flavors, paprika spices), sour cream (cultured cream, modified corn starch, sodium phosphate, guar gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum), celery, red onion, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, white pepper), croissant (enriched wheat flour (unbleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid,), water, margarine(partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, water, sugar, soybean lecithin (soy), mono and diglycerides, artificial flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate added), sugar, contains 2% or less of: salt, non fat dry milk powder (non fat dry milk, whey), yeast and baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), for leavening, dough conditioner (datem, calcium sulfate, soybean oil, enzyme, ascorbic acid, l-cysteine), vital wheat gluten, natural butter powder (natural flavor, dextrose, maltodextrin, propylene glycol), eggs, calcium propylene glycol), eggs, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate and citric acid (preservatives)), green leaf 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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