Banquet Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Banquet, Cheesy Rice & Beans With Chicken

Banquet, Cheesy Rice & Beans With Chicken: 5/5 ingredient safety

Banquet, Cheesy Rice & Beans With Chicken by Banquet has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.

  • Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Banquet, Cheesy Rice & Beans With Chicken, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Banquet, Cheesy Rice & Beans With Chicken sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

5 Top 15% higher than 85% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

5
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 5 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
C
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Cooked Rice, Water, Chicken (Thigh Meat, Water, Isolated Soy Protein, Salt, Modified Food Starch, Sodium Phosphate), Heavy Whipping Cream, Monterey Jack Cheese With Peppers (Pasteurized Milk, Jalepeno Peppers, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Diced Red And Green Peppers, Black Beans, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Corn, Nonfat Dry Milk, Pasteurized Processed Processed Cheese Spread (Cheddar And Colby Cheese [ Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Whey, Sodium Phosphate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Skim Milk, Milkfat, Salt, Carrageenan, Cellulose Gum), Salt, Modified Food Starch, Wheat Flour, Emulsifier (Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono - And Diglycerides), Locust Bean Gum, Soybean Oil, Beta Carotene.

Product Details

Brand
Banquet
Barcode
0031000180362
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States,World

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Frequently asked questions

How does Banquet, Cheesy Rice & Beans With Chicken's safety score compare to other products?

With an average ingredient safety score of 5/5, Banquet, Cheesy Rice & Beans With Chicken sits ahead of 85% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 5/5 rating on Banquet, Cheesy Rice & Beans With Chicken?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Banquet, Cheesy Rice & Beans With Chicken's 5/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Generally Safe tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.