Caution

Beyond Chicken Nuggets

by Beyond

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0810057290619 · Beyond · Meat alternatives. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0810057290619 · Serving size 4 pieces (80 g)

The verdict

Beyond Chicken Nuggets by Beyond scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 30 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The 30-component label is layered, beginning with Water Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Faba Bean Expeller-pressed Canola Oil. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 30 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

57290619 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Beyond Chicken Nuggets label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-LAYERED 30 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 24% LEAD-FLAG Titanium Dioxide PHOTO-FINISH BUM Essential Charged · ±0 BOOK-OFF …290619 · July 2026

7 of 30 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Titanium Dioxide). Source sheet 57290619 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: BUM Essential Charged Pre-workout · Nearest score peer is BUM Essential Charged Pre-workout at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Beyond Chicken Nuggets: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Beyond Chicken Nuggets85/1002. BUM Essential Charged Pre-workout: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. BUM Essential Charged Pre…85/1003. Protein Pretzels: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Protein Pretzels85/1004. Liquid Glycerol: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Liquid Glycerol85/1005. Pink Lemonade: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pink Lemonade85/100
High-band neighbours for Beyond Chicken Nuggets (85/100) outside Beyond.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Beyond Chicken Nuggets
85/100
BUM Essential Charged Pre-workout
85/100
Protein Pretzels
85/100
Liquid Glycerol
85/100
Pink Lemonade
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 611 products we've scored in the Meat alternatives category, the average safety score is 98.7/100. Beyond Chicken Nuggets scores 13.7 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 98.7/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meat alternatives products

Beyond Chicken Nuggets lists 30 ingredients on its label

30 76th percentile a longer ingredient list than 76% of the 141 products we track

2–4: 2 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 3 products (2%). Below this entry. 6–8: 3 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6 products (4%). Below this entry. 10–12: 3 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 11 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 12 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 14 products (10%). Below this entry. 18–20: 12 products (9%). Below this entry. 20–22: 10 products (7%). Below this entry. 22–24: 10 products (7%). Below this entry. 24–26: 4 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 12 products (9%). Below this entry. 28–30: 5 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 3 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 32–34: 2 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 2 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 5 products (4%). Above this entry. 38–40: 5 products (4%). Above this entry. 40–42: 17 products (12%). Above this entry. This product 2 42 every published Meat alternatives product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

141 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 30 (76th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

2–4
2 products (1%)
4–6
3 products (2%)
6–8
3 products (2%)
8–10
6 products (4%)
10–12
3 products (2%)
12–14
11 products (8%)
14–16
12 products (9%)
16–18
14 products (10%)
18–20
12 products (9%)
20–22
10 products (7%)
22–24
10 products (7%)
24–26
4 products (3%)
26–28
12 products (9%)
28–30
5 products (4%)
30–32
3 products (2%)
32–34
2 products (1%)
34–36
2 products (1%)
36–38
5 products (4%)
38–40
5 products (4%)
40 and above
17 products (12%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 141 Meat alternatives products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 30 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
3
Faba Bean Expeller-pressed Canola Oil
4
Organic Pea Starch
5
Methylcellulose
6
Protein
7
Corn Starch
8
Natural Flavors
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
11
Rice Flour
12
Corn Starch
13
Yeast Extract
14
Garlic Powder
15
Onion Powder
16
Pea Proteint
17
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
18
For Color
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Yeast
21
Spices
22
Leavening
23
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
24
Baking Soda
25
Monocalcium Phosphate
26
Sunflower Oil
27
Canola Oil
28
Paprika
29
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
30
Ofwy 151 Watan Iowa-sincss-u.s Vegetarian Society Vegan Approved

Full Ingredient List

WATER WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT GLUTEN, FABA BEAN EXPELLER-PRESSED CANOLA OIL, PEA STARCH, METHYLCELLULOSE, PROTEIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, REFINED COCONUT OIL, RICE FLOUR, CORN STARCH, YEAST EXTRACT, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, PEA PROTEINT, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (FOR COLOR), SUGAR, DRIED YEAST, SPICES, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, PAPRIKA, DEXTROSE. CONTAINS: WHEAT MAY CONTAIN: SOY PEAS ARE LEGUMES. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE ALLERGIES TO LEGUMES LIKE PEANUTS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS WHEN INTRODUCING PEA PROTEIN INTO FUCT RECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A PEA ALLERGY. CONTAINS OFWY 151 WATAN IOWA-SINCSS-U.S Vegetarian Society Vegan APPROVED

Other products containing Water Wheat Flour

Water Wheat Flour is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meat alternatives Meat analogues

High-score cross-brand comparables for Beyond Chicken Nuggets

Neighbours outside Beyond with screening scores in the same high band as Beyond Chicken Nuggets (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Beyond; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Titanium Dioxide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Beyond Chicken Nuggets's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 30-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Titanium Dioxide. Open Titanium Dioxide
  • Compare Beyond Chicken Nuggets's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0810057290619: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.