Classic popcorn chicken
Classic popcorn chicken by Tyson 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. Its Nutri-Score is D, 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
Frozen foods
How This Score Is Built
Classic popcorn chicken 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). 2 of its 2 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 Classic popcorn chicken 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
- Sodium Phosphates - Safety score: 2/5
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
Boneless, skinless chicken breast chunks with rib meat, bleached wheat flour, chicken broth, wheat flour, water, modified wheat starch, contains 2% or less of the following: dextrose, extractives of paprika, flavorings, garlic powder, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), maltodextrin, modified food starch, natural flavors, onion powder, salt, sodium phosphates, spices (including celery seed), wheat gluten, yeast, yeast extract. breading set in vegetable oil.
Product Details
- Brand
- Tyson
- Barcode
- 0023700047588
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Classic popcorn chicken's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Classic popcorn chicken's 3/5 average puts it in the lower 98%, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 3/5 rating on Classic popcorn chicken?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Classic popcorn chicken's 3/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in 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.