Ahold, Breaded Chicken Parmesan

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Ahold, Breaded Chicken Parmesan scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Stabilizers & Gums (Mozzarella Cheese [ (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Rice Flour And/Or Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose To Prevent Caking, Natamycin (A Mold Inhibitor)]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Batter (Water, Bleached Wheat Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Cellulose Gum, Vital Wheat Gluten)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Poultry, this product is more processed than about 80% of the 2,120 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Ahold, Breaded Chicken Parmesan's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Marinara Sauce [Water, Tomato Paste, Diced Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride), Soybean Oil, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Spices, Sugar, Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Apple Cider Vinegar, Dehydrated Garlic, Modified Food Starch (From Corn), Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Dextrose, Yeast, Salt).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.