Spinach & 3-cheese stuffed chicken patties

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Spinach & 3-cheese stuffed chicken patties 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.

Barcode
0859700004401
Nutri-Score
a
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
4.5 ONZ (128 g)

What the Data Says About

Spinach & 3-cheese stuffed chicken patties 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, Spinach & 3-cheese stuffed chicken patties 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 A 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 Spinach & 3-cheese stuffed chicken patties
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 A OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Chicken
2
Ricotta Cheese
3
Sweet Whey
4
Whole Milk
5
Sweet Cream
6
Vinegar
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Feta Cheese
9
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
10
Enzymes
11
Spinach
12
Brown Rice
13
Part Skim Mozzarella
14
Pasteurized Milk
15
Cheese Culture
16
Rennet
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
17
Sweet Piquante Pepper
18
Water
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
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
21
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
22
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
23
Chicken Broth
24
Chicken Stock
25
Vegetable Stock
26
Carrot
27
Onion
28
Mushroom
29
And Celery
30
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
31
Chicken Flavor
32
Honey
33
Natural Flavor
34
And Organic Spice And Herbs
35
Black Pepper
36
Bay Leaf
37
And Thyme
38
Seasoning
39
Cultured Dextrose
40
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
41
Cultured Skim Milk
42
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Chicken, ricotta cheese (sweet whey, whole milk, sweet cream, vinegar, salt), feta cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), spinach, brown rice, part skim mozzarella (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, rennet), sweet piquante pepper (sweet piquante pepper, water, sugar, vinegar, salt, citric acid, ascorbic acid, calcium chloride), chicken broth (chicken stock, vegetable stock [carrot, onion, mushroom, and celery], sea salt, natural chicken flavor, honey, salt, natural flavor, and spice and herbs [black pepper, bay leaf, and thyme]), seasoning (cultured dextrose, maltodextrin), sea salt, cultured skim milk, garlic, black pepper.

Categories

Meats and their products Meats Poultries

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