Chicken Meatballs, Buffalo Style

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Chicken Meatballs, Buffalo Style scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Other Additives (Buffalo Sauce (Aged Cayenne Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Garlic Powder)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Blue Cheese [Pasteurized Cow'S Milk, Sea Salt, Cellulose (To Prevent Caking), Cheese Culture, Enzyme, And Penicillium Roqueforti]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Bacon, Sausage & Hot Dogs, this product is more processed than about 45% of the 6,852 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 Chicken Meatballs, Buffalo Style'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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cane Sugar, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.