Buffalo Chicken Salad, Buffalo Chicken

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch, Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors. Battered With: Water, Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Cheese: Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto (Color), Monterey Jack Chesse (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking, Natamycin (A Natural Mold Inhibitor), Distilled Vinegar, Aged Cayenne Red Peppers, Salt, Water, Soybean Oil, Paprika, Xanthan Gum, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Sodium Benzoate A Preservative)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Pickles & Relishes, this product is more processed than about 84% of the 10,255 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 Buffalo Chicken Salad, Buffalo 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt. Breading Set In Vegetable Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.