Kroger NOVA 4

chicken mixns

chicken mixns: 3/5 ingredient safety

chicken mixns by Kroger has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3 out of 5, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 1.12 points below 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 chicken mixns, 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 chicken mixns sits nationally

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

3 Top 98% higher than 2% 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
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
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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

boneless skinless chicken breast chunks, contains up to 15% water, seasoning (vinegar powder [maltodextrin, white distilled vinegar), sált, potassium salt blend [potassium chloride,maltodextrini, dextrose, spices (including cayenne pepperj, blue cheese powder [pasteurižed milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes), sodium acetate, corn štarch, natural flavors (including smokej, maltodextrin, citric acid ascorbic acid, yellow 5, yellow 6 lakes, disodium inosinate , disodium guanylate, guar gum, malic acid, garlic powder, and less than 2% 25g we for lett 3, re soybean oi̇l , silicon dioxide added to prevent caking,), modified food starch, sodium phosphates, coated with: wheat flour, rice flour, wheat gluten, salt, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), soybean oil (as a processing aid), contains: milk, wheat,

Product Details

Brand
Kroger
Barcode
0011110319203
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does chicken mixns rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 3/5, chicken mixns sits behind 98% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 3/5 ingredient safety score mean?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. chicken mixns's mapped ingredients average out to 3/5, which is the Mixed Evidence 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.