Rice A Roni Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

CHICKEN FLAVOR

CHICKEN FLAVOR: 3.9/5 ingredient safety

CHICKEN FLAVOR by Rice A Roni has 10 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.9 out of 5, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Meals / Rice dishes

How This Score Is Built

CHICKEN FLAVOR draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 10 of its 10 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where CHICKEN FLAVOR sits nationally

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

3.9 Top 81% higher than 19% 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

3.9
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 3.9 out of 5
Based on 10 tracked ingredients
10
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
9
Low Risk / Safe
D
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

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

RICE, WHEAT FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUGAR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CANOLA OIL, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, ONION POWDER, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DRIED CHICKEN BROTH, CHICKEN FAT, DRIED PARSLEY, NIACINAMIDE, FERRIC PHOSPHATE, GARLIC POWDER, SUNFLOWER OIL, TURMERIC, BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, SILICON DIOXIDE, FOLIC ACID, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, RIBOFLAVIN

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for CHICKEN FLAVOR: 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.

Product Details

Barcode
0015300200012
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does CHICKEN FLAVOR rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 3.9/5, CHICKEN FLAVOR sits behind 81% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 3.9/5 ingredient safety score mean?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 3.9/5 average places CHICKEN FLAVOR in 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.