Boneless Chicken Breast

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Stabilizers & Gums (Bbq Sauce [Water, Sugar, Tomato Paste, Distilled Vinegar, Brown Sugar, Salt, Chipotle Pepper Puree (Water, Chipotle Peppers), Corn Starch, Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor, Extractives Of Tamarind And Paprika (Color), Soybean Oil, Garlic Powder, Caramel Color, Paprika, Onion Powder, Mustard Flour, Chili Powder, Chipotle Peppers, Spice, Xanthan Gum, Oleoresin Capsicum]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Flavoring (Salt, Natural Flavors, Soybean Oil)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Boneless Chicken Breast'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: Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.