Simple Truth NOVA 4

Lightly Coated Chicken Breast Bites

Lightly Coated Chicken Breast Bites: 3.3/5 ingredient safety

Lightly Coated Chicken Breast Bites by Simple Truth has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.3 out of 5, 0.82 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.82 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Meats and their products / Meat preparations / Chicken and its products / Breaded products / Chicken preparations / Breaded chicken / Poultry nuggets / Chicken nuggets

Product Insight: Lightly Coated Chicken Breast Bites

Lightly Coated Chicken Breast Bites by Simple Truth is tracked in PlainIngredients with 3 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.3 out of 5, a Mixed-Evidence tier where the regulatory picture is still evolving. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 1 ingredient sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 0.82 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

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3.3
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.3 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

2
Sodium Phosphates (339)
Preservative · Caution
3
Carrageenan (E407)
Thickener · Mixed
5
Citric Acid (E330)
Acidity Regulator · Safe

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

CHICKEN BREAST MEAT WITH RIB MEAT,, CHICKEN BROTH,, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF YELLOW CORN, FLOUR, RICE FLOUR, SALT, WHEAT FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN, STARCH, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATES,, MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR, CARRAGEENAN, SMOKE FLAVOR,, DEHYDRATED COOKED CHICKEN AND NATURAL FLAVOR,, CHICKEN FAT AND FLAVORING, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN,, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED CHICKEN BROTH,, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM, BICARBONATE), DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SOY SAUCE (SOYBEANS,, WHEAT, SALT), CHICKEN FLAVOR, FLAVOR (SUNFLOWER,, CANOLA AND SOYBEAN OIL), DEXTROSE, CITRIC ACID, GUAR, GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR.

Product Details

Barcode
0011110122872
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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