Ranchero White Chicken
by Salad Wow
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Ranchero White Chicken by Salad Wow 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
Ranchero White Chicken by Salad Wow 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, Ranchero White Chicken 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 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Adobo cream salad dressing (sour cream [cultured milk, cream, nonfat milk powder, gelatin], chipotle pepper [chipotle pepper, water, tomato puree, vinegar, salt, sugar, garlic, soybean oil], water, cilantro, lime juice concentrate, salt, cumin, black pepper), grilled white chicken with rib meat (boneless white chicken breast with rib meat, water, neutralized white vinegar, modified potato starch, canola oil, salt, sodium phosphate, garlic puree, sugar, chicken broth, carrageenan, isolated soy protein, maltodextrin, granulated garlic, granulated onion, smoke flavor, white pepper), pasteurized process smoked gouda, cheddar and monterey jack cheese product ([milk, water, skim milk, sodium phosphate, cheese culture, cream, contains less than 2% of annatto {vegetable color}, enzymes, lactic acid, natamycin {mold inhibitor}, natural smoke flavor, salt, sodium alginate, starter distillate, sugar], powdered cellulose [as a processing aid]), fire roasted corn, tri color tortilla strips (stone ground yellow corn, stone ground blue corn, sunflower oil or corn oil, red beet powder, sea salt, water, trace of lime).
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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