Wild willie's buffalo style chicken dip

by Duke Food Productions

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Wild willie's buffalo style chicken dip by Duke Food Productions 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.

Barcode
0856360005014
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
2 Tbsp (30 g)

What the Data Says About

Wild willie's buffalo style chicken dip by Duke Food Productions 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, Wild willie's buffalo style chicken dip 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 E 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

Composite safety metrics for Wild willie's buffalo style chicken dip
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 E OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cooked White Chicken Meat
2
Dried Cream Cheese
3
Pasteurized Cultured Milk And Cream
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Stabilizers
6
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
7
Carob Bean
8
And Guar Gums
9
Hot Sauce
10
Organic Cayenne Peppers
11
Distilled Vinegar
12
Water
13
Natural Flavor
14
Garlic Powder
15
Blue Cheese Dressing
16
Soybean Oil
17
Blue Cheese
18
Pasteurized Milk
19
Cheese Cultures
20
Barley
21
Enzymes
22
Vinegar
23
Cheddar Cheese
24
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
25
And Annato Color
26
Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Sugar
27
Cellulose Gel
28
Culture
29
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
30
Pasteurized Sheep's Milk
31
Rennet
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
32
Disodium Phosphate
33
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
34
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
35
Sorbic Acid And Sodium Benzoate And Calcium Disodium Edta To Protect Quality
36
Propylene Glycol Alginate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Approved
37
Cellulose Gum
38
Onion Powder
39
Milk
40
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
41
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
42
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
43
Beta Carotene
44
Color
45
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
46
Cultured Dextrose
47
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
48
Nisin Preparation
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
GRAS
49
Egg White Lysozyme
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ENZYME
Listed

Full Ingredient List

Cooked white chicken meat, cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizers [xanthan gum, carob bean, and guar gums]), hot sauce (cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, natural flavor, garlic powder), blue cheese dressing (soybean oil, water, blue cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures (barley), salt, enzymes], vinegar, salt), cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, and annato color), contains 2% or less of each of the following: sugar, cellulose gel, xanthan gum, pasteurized milk, culture, enzymes, calcium chloride, pasteurized sheep's milk, rennet, water, disodium phosphate, lactic acid, polysorbate 60, sorbic acid and sodium benzoate and calcium disodium edta to protect quality, propylene glycol alginate, cellulose gum, onion powder, natural flavor (milk), garlic powder, polysorbate 80, autolyzed yeast extract, citric acid, beta carotene (color), maltodextrin, cultured dextrose, sodium diacetate, nisin preparation, egg white lysozyme, salt.

Categories

Condiments Sauces Dips Groceries

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial