SKILLET MEALS Cheesy Ranch Chicken
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Product Insight: SKILLET MEALS Cheesy Ranch Chicken
SKILLET MEALS Cheesy Ranch Chicken by BIRDS EYE is tracked in PlainIngredients with 5 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.6 out of 5 — a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is C, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. 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 4 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
- 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
Sauce (Water, Ranch Seasoning (Maltodextrin, salt, autolyzed yeast extract, cultured buttermilk, garlic powder, onion powder, modified food starch, spices, citric acid, xanthan gum, less than 2% of: (natural flavor, lactic acid)), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto (color)), cheese powder (whey, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), butter, butermilk solids, sodium phosphate, natural flavor, enzyme modified cheese (cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), sodium phosphate, enzymes, xanthen gum)), cream, skim milk, contains less than 2% of: (modified corn starch, nonfat dry milk, salt, cheddar cheese flavor (cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), natural flavor, water, whey, blue cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), disodium phosphate, salt), garlic powder, wanthan gum, annatto (color))), cooked enriched pasta (water, enriched wheat flour (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate (
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Brand
- BIRDS EYE
- Barcode
- 0014500014351
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
- Stores
- Giant
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