Cheesy Chicken & Rice Meal
The processing score reflects 65 ingredients, including modified ingredients and emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights

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Ingredients
5 listed · 3 flagged for reviewCHEESE SAUCE (WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO], CHARDONNAY WINE, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CHEESE FLAVOR [WHEY, CHEESE {GRANULAR AND BLUE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYME)}, SUNFLOWER OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID], SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: NONFAT DRY MILK, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEESE [CHEDDAR AND COLBY CHEESE {PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES}, WATER, LACTIC ACID, YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, ENZYMES], SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, BETA CAROTENE), COOKED RICE (WATER, WHITE RICE), COOKED CHICKEN (CHICKEN BREAST, WATER, OLIVE OIL, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN PRODUCT [ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, CORN STARCH, CARRAGEENAN, SOY LECITHIN], DEXTROSE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, FLAVORING), BROCCOLI, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO).
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Cheesy Chicken & Rice Meal'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: Cheese Sauce (Water, Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto], Chardonnay Wine, Butter [Cream, Salt], Modified Corn Starch, Cheese Flavor [Whey, Cheese {Granular And Blue (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzyme)}, Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid], Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Nonfat Dry Milk, Enzyme Modified Cheese [Cheddar And Colby Cheese {Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes}, Water, Lactic Acid, Yeast Extract, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Enzymes], Salt, Sodium Phosphates, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Beta Carotene).
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Cooked Chicken (Chicken Breast, Water, Olive Oil, Isolated Soy Protein Product [Isolated Soy Protein, Modified Potato Starch, Corn Starch, Carrageenan, Soy Lecithin], Dextrose, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Flavoring).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
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