Popcorn Chicken

Processing Score

14.3Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

7.5/10Excellent

The processing score reflects 55 ingredients, including modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

10038034557105

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size85 g

Amount per serving

Calories

200

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8g

10%

Saturated Fat 1.5g

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 20mg

Sodium 510mg

22%

Total Carbohydrate 22g

Dietary Fiber 2g

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 9g

Calcium 10mg

Iron 0.8mg

Potassium 160mg

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

27 listed · 9 flagged for review

CHICKEN BREAST MEAT WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES. BREADED WITH WHEAT FLOUR, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, PALM OIL, SPICES, ONION POWDER, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), YEAST EXTRACT, DRIED YEAST, SUGAR, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR). BREADED WITH ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, GARLIC POWDER, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVOR. BATTERED WITH WATER, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT. GARLIC POWDER, DEXTROSE, CELLULOSE GUM (SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE), SODIUM ALGINATE, NATURAL FLAVORS. PREDUSTED WITH ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT AND DURUM FLOURS (ENRICHED WITH NAICIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), NATURAL FLAVOR.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor. Battered With Water, Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum (Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose), Sodium Alginate): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Popcorn Chicken'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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract, Dried Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

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