General tso's chicken, vegetable and steamed rice
General tso's chicken, vegetable and steamed 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
General tso's chicken, vegetable and steamed 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, General tso's chicken, vegetable and steamed 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
Cooked jasmine rice (jasmine rice, water), general tso's sauce (water, sugar, soy sauce [water, wheat, soybeans, salt, less than 1% sodium benzoate as a preservative], corn syrup, red wine vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, modified cornstarch, 2% or less of ginger puree [ginger, water, citric acid], salt, garlic puree, sugarcane molasses, spices, xanthan gum, paprika extract, potassium sorbate [a preservative]), chicken breast and thigh fritters (chicken meat, water, salt, sodium phosphates, breaded with bleached wheat flour, salt, palm oil, spices, onion powder, garlic powder, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate], autolyzed yeast extract, dried yeast, sugar, paprika extract [color], annatto extract [color], breaded with enriched bleached wheat flour [enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], salt, spices, soybean oil, garlic powder, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate], yellow corn flour, extractives of paprika, natural flavor. battered with water, enriched bleached wheat flour [enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], modified food starch, yellow corn flour, salt, garlic powder, dextrose, spices, extractives of paprika, cellulose gum [sodium carboxymethylcellulose], soybean oil, sodium alginate, natural flavors. predusted with enriched bleached wheat and durum flours [enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], garlic powder, soybean oil, spices, salt, yellow corn flour, extractives of paprika, natural flavor), zucchini squash, snap peas, carrots, red bell pepper, green onion.
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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