Chester Fries Carolina Style BBQ
Chester Fries Carolina Style BBQ by Chester's has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.4 out of 5, 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
How This Score Is Built
PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 5 of 5 ingredients tracked for Chester Fries Carolina Style BBQ have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.
Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.
Where Chester Fries Carolina Style BBQ sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.4 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), SUGAR, SALT, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, POTASSIUM SALT, MOLASSES, CORN STARCH, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, TOMATO POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, TORULA YEAST, CAROB POWDER, SPICES, CHICKEN FAT, DEXTROSE, GARLIC POWDER, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), PAPRIKA EXTRACT, TURMERIC EXTRACT, CARAMEL COLOR.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Chester Fries Carolina Style BBQ: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4.4/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 5.
Product Details
- Brand
- Chester's
- Barcode
- 0028400762120
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Chester Fries Carolina Style BBQ above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Chester Fries Carolina Style BBQ's 4.4/5 average puts it in the safer 69%, 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Chester Fries Carolina Style BBQ's 4.4/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Chester Fries Carolina Style BBQ's mapped ingredients average out to 4.4/5, which is the Low Risk tier.
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