Tyson NOVA 4

Grilled Chicken Tenders

Grilled Chicken Tenders: 4/5 ingredient safety

Grilled Chicken Tenders by Tyson has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 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

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 Grilled Chicken Tenders, 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 Grilled Chicken Tenders 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

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score

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 with rib meat, water, acacia gum, garlic powder, grill flavor from sunflower oil, lemon juice solids, maltodextrin, modified food starch, natural flavors, natural smoke flavor, onion powder, salt, spice, tapioca dextrin, vinegar, white distilled vinegar powder, yeast extract, vegetable oil

Product Details

Brand
Tyson
Barcode
0023700060402
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Grilled Chicken Tenders rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4/5, Grilled Chicken Tenders 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.

How should Grilled Chicken Tenders's 4/5 score be read?

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 4/5 average places Grilled Chicken Tenders 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.