Chicken Arrabbiata
The processing score reflects 79 ingredients, including modified ingredients and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
35 listed · 5 flagged for reviewTUSCAN SEASONED CHICKEN THIGHS: SALT, SPICES, DEHYDRATED RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPER, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED ONION, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, SOYBEAN OIL (AS A PROCESSING AID), GUM ARABIC, NOT MORE THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING. VINEGAR. CHEESE TORTELLINI: DURUM FLOUR, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, RICOTTA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, CELLULOSE POWDER, NATAMYCIN), SWISS CHEESE (PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), PASTEURIZED WHOLE EGGS, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE), BREAD CRUMBS (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, CANE SUGAR, YEAST, SEA SALT), MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, FIBERS (BAMBOO, PSYLLIUM), SEA SALT, GORGONZOLA CRUMBLE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), GARLIC, BLACK PEPPER, SUNFLOWER OIL, BETA CAROTENE (MALTODEXTRIN, ACACIA, COCONUT OIL, SUCROSE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, DL-A-TOCOPHEROL, SILICON DIOXIDE), NUTMEG. SPICY TOMATO ARRABBIATA SAUCE: TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID), TOMATO PUREE, OLIVE OIL, ONION, WHITE WINE, SALT, ONION POWDER.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chicken Arrabbiata scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Potato Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Arabic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 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 Arrabbiata'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.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Maltodextrin, Bread Crumbs (Unbleached Wheat Flour, Cane Sugar, Yeast, Sea Salt), Beta Carotene (Maltodextrin, Acacia, Coconut Oil, Sucrose, Sodium Ascorbate, Dl-A-Tocopherol, Silicon Dioxide).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil (As A Processing Aid), Sunflower Oil, Olive Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator
In this product: Not More Than 2% Silicon Dioxide Added To Prevent Caking. Vinegar. Cheese Tortellini: Durum Flour.
Common in powdered processed foods.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Sea Salt, Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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