CHIK'N STRIPS
CHIK'N STRIPS by Morning Star Farms has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.2 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
Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Frozen foods / Frozen plant-based foods / Meat alternatives / Meat analogues / Frozen plant-based foods mixes
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 CHIK'N STRIPS, 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 CHIK'N STRIPS sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.2 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Water, soy protein isolate, wheat gluten, corn oil. contains 2% or less of tapioca starch, dried onion, salt, tricalcium phosphate, color added, hydrolyzed corn protein, spices, natural flavors, yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, soy sauce powder (soy sauce [wheat, soybeans, salt]), citric acid.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for CHIK'N STRIPS: 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: 4.2/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 6.
Product Details
- Brand
- Morning Star Farms
- Barcode
- 0028989101297
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is CHIK'N STRIPS above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, CHIK'N STRIPS's 4.2/5 average puts it in the safer 60%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 4.2/5 rating on CHIK'N STRIPS?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; CHIK'N STRIPS's 4.2/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it 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.