Chicken Breast Strip

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chicken Breast Strip 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.
• Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates, Monoglycerides): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Soluble Garlic (Salt, Gum Arabic, Garlic Extractives). Battered With: Water): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Breast Strip'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, Dextrose. Predusted With: Wheat Flour.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

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

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil. Breaded With: Enriched Wheat Flour (Enriched With Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil (As A Processing Aid).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.