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Buffalo Style Chicken Strips
TysonFrozen Foods · 0023700014092

Buffalo Style Chicken Strips

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Polysorbate 80Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Boneless51.5%No flag
  • Skinless chicken breast with rib meat24.3%No flag
  • Chicken broth12.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour6.1%No flag›
  • Vinegar3%No flag›
  • Aged cayenne peppers1.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of the following0.2%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Yellow corn flour<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium phosphates · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Modified tapioca starchNo flag
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • Maltodextrin modified food starchNo flag
  • And vinegarNo flag›
  • E262iiNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Dehydrated onionNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Oleoresin paprika · E160cNo flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Breading set in vegetable oilNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Boneless, skinless chicken breast with rib meat, chicken broth, bleached wheat flour, vinegar, aged cayenne peppers, wheat flour, salt, less than 2% of the following: modified corn starch, spices, maltodextrin, yellow corn flour, sodium phosphates, modified tapioca starch, vinegar powder (maltodextrin modified food starch, and vinegar), sodium diacetate, dextrose, sugar, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, xanthan gum, yeast, guar gum, spice extractives, caramel color, oleoresin paprika, carob bean gum, natural flavor, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), onion powder, polysorbate 80, extractives of paprika and granulated garlic. breading set in vegetable oil.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 May 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 low · 5 not assessed

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