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Beyond Chicken Feisty Buffalo Poppers

by Beyond Meat

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0852629004255 · Beyond Meat · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0852629004255 · Serving size 3 ONZ (85 g)

The verdict

Beyond Chicken Feisty Buffalo Poppers by Beyond Meat scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 49 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 49-component record, beginning with Beyond Chicken Strips, Water, Soy Protein Isolate. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 49 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

29004255 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Beyond Chicken Feisty Buffalo Poppers label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 49 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 23% LEAD-RARE Dipotassium Phosphate PHOTO-FINISH Spicy Maya Bar · ±0 BOOK-OFF …004255 · July 2026

13 of 49 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Dipotassium Phosphate). Source sheet 29004255 · 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: Spicy Maya Bar · Nearest score peer is Spicy Maya Bar at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Beyond Chicken Feisty Buffalo Poppers: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Beyond Chicken Feisty Buf…100/1002. Spicy Maya Bar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Spicy Maya Bar100/1003. Beyond Burger Original Plant-Based Patties: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Beyond Burger Original Pl…100/1004. Beyond Beef Crumbles Plant-Based Crumbles Original: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Beyond Beef Crumbles Plan…100/1005. BEYOND SAUSAGE PLANT-BASED LINKS Mild Italian-Style: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. BEYOND SAUSAGE PLANT-BASE…100/100
High-band neighbours for Beyond Chicken Feisty Buffalo Poppers (100/100) outside Beyond Meat.
Chart values as text

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

Beyond Chicken Feisty Buffalo Poppers
100/100
Spicy Maya Bar
100/100
Beyond Burger Original Plant-Based Patties
100/100
Beyond Beef Crumbles Plant-Based Crumbles Original
100/100
BEYOND SAUSAGE PLANT-BASED LINKS Mild Italian-Style
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Beyond Chicken Feisty Buffalo Poppers scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Beyond Chicken Feisty Buffalo Poppers lists 49 ingredients on its label

49 77th percentile a longer ingredient list than 77% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 49 (77th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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

1
Beyond Chicken Strips
2
Water
3
Soy Protein Isolate
4
Pea Protein Isolate
5
Rice Flour
6
Soy Fiber
7
Carrot Fiber
8
Yeast Extract
9
Potato Maltodextrin
10
Expeller-pressed Canola Oil
11
Flavoring
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
14
Titanium Dioxide For Color
15
Sunflower Oil
16
Dried Vinegar
17
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
18
Breading
19
Whole Wheat Flour
20
Enriched Wheat Flour
21
Wheat Flour
22
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Reduced Iron
24
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
27
Yellow Corn Flour
28
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
29
Spices
30
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
31
Soybean Oil
32
Yeast
33
Dried Cane Syrup
34
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
35
Leavening
36
Cream Of Tartar
37
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
38
Garlic Powder
39
Onion Powder
40
Canola Oil
41
Buffalo Seasoning
42
Vinegar Powder
43
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
44
Red Bell Pepper
45
Red Pepper Sauce
46
Aged Cayenne Pepper
47
Onion
48
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
49
Paprika

Full Ingredient List

Beyond chicken strips (water, soy protein isolate, pea protein isolate, rice flour, soy fiber, carrot fiber, yeast extract, potato maltodextrin, expeller-pressed canola oil, natural flavoring, salt, dipotassium phosphate, titanium dioxide for color, sunflower oil, vinegar, citric acid, breading (whole wheat flour, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), yellow corn flour, sea salt, spices, wheat gluten, soybean oil, dried yeast, dried cane syrup, salt, sunflower oil, sugar*, leavening (cream of tartar, sodium bicarbonate), garlic powder, onion powder), canola oil, buffalo seasoning (vinegar powder (maltodextrin, vinegar), sugar*, dried red bell pepper, dried red pepper sauce (aged cayenne pepper, vinegar, salt, yeast extract, dried onion, spices, dried garlic, paprika, natural flavoring).

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Beyond Chicken Feisty Buffalo Poppers

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

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Beyond Chicken Feisty Buffalo Poppers has a longer ingredient list than 77% of its Frozen foods category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0852629004255: 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.