CHICKEN IN SWEET BBQ SAUCE
CHICKEN IN SWEET BBQ SAUCE by Lean Cuisine has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.
- Safety score in line with 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 CHICKEN IN SWEET BBQ SAUCE, 6 of its 6 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 CHICKEN IN SWEET BBQ 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
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
Potatoes, cooked chicken, skim milk, water, reduced fat cheddar cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto, vitamin a palmitate), tomato concentrate, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), brown sugar, onions, 2% or less of soybean oil, sugar, apple cider vinegar, modified food starch, vinegar, seasoning (modified corn starch, sugar, potassium chloride, yeast extract, dextrose, spice, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika), dried sour cream (sour cream [cultured cream, nonfat milk]), salt, dried onion, molasses, pineapple juice concentrate, chili powder, spices, honey, soy protein isolate, garlic powder, sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, tamarind, dried chives, lactic acid, dextrose, calcium lactate, autolyzed yeast extract, anchovy, caramel color, flavor, garlic.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for CHICKEN IN SWEET BBQ SAUCE: 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: 4/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 6.
Product Details
- Brand
- Lean Cuisine
- Barcode
- 0013800318404
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is CHICKEN IN SWEET BBQ SAUCE above or below average on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 4/5, CHICKEN IN SWEET BBQ SAUCE sits behind 80% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 4/5 rating on CHICKEN IN SWEET BBQ SAUCE?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. CHICKEN IN SWEET BBQ 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.