Kroger NOVA 4

Buffalo Medium Wing Sauce

Buffalo Medium Wing Sauce: 4/5 ingredient safety

Buffalo Medium Wing Sauce by Kroger has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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 Buffalo Medium Wing Sauce, 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients carry 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 Buffalo Medium Wing Sauce sits nationally

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

4 Top 80% higher than 20% 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

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
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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

white distilled vinegar, cayenne peppers anatto, t pherol), garlic, black pepper istributld by the kroger co. contains soy, egg, anchovy. ncinnati, ohio 45202 inegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, carmel color sugar, spices, anchovy puree, natural flavors (contains % dally value total fat 2g saturated fat 0g trans fat 0g sodium 350mg total carbohydrate less than 1g 0% protein og 3% 0% 15% nat a s ficant source of cholesterol, dietary fiber, total sugars ded sugars, vitamin d, calcium, iron, and potassium. "the % daily value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Product Details

Brand
Kroger
Barcode
0011110017543
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Buffalo Medium Wing Sauce above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Buffalo Medium Wing Sauce's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Buffalo Medium Wing Sauce's 4/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Buffalo Medium Wing Sauce's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, which is the Low Risk 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.