Chicken Fritters & Mashed Potatoes
The processing score reflects 78 ingredients, including artificial colors, preservatives, corn syrup, plus 3 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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* 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
18 listed · 7 flagged for reviewWATER, CHICKEN BREAST FRITTERS WITH RIB MEAT (CHICKEN BREAST FRITTERS WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES. BREADED WITH WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SOY FLOUR, DEXTROSE, SPICES, GARLIC POWDER, WHEAT GLUTEN, ONION POWDER, PAPRIKA, DRIED WHEY, DRIED WHOLE EGGS, SPICE EXTRACTIVES, SILICON DIOXIDE, EXTRACTIVES, SILICON DIOXIDE, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA), POTATO FLAKES AND GRANULES (POTATOES, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, FRESHNESS PRESERVED WITH SODIUM BISULFITE, BHA AND BHT), CHICKEN STOCK, LESS THAN 2% OF MILK SOLIDS (CREAM, MILKFAT, NONFAT MILK), RENDERED CHICKEN FAT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NONFAT MILK SOLIDS (NONFAT MILK, WHEY SOLIDS [LACTOSE], VITAMIN A AND D3), ROASTED TURKEY CONCENTRATE (ROASTED TURKEY INCLUDING NATURAL TURKEY JUICES, YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, POTATO FLOUR AND FLAVORINGS), SALT, CHICKEN BASE (CHICKEN MEAT AND CONCENTRATED CHICKEN STOCK, SALT, SUGAR, DRIED WHEY, RENDERED CHICKEN FAT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC), ROAST CHICKEN FLAVOR (NATURAL FLAVOR [CONTAINS WHEAT, SOYBEANS AND MILK], SALT, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN BROTH POWDER, CHICKEN FAT, GUM ARABIC, ONION POWDER, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MALTODEXTRIN, CANOLA OIL, GRANULATED GARLIC, SPICE, YEAST EXTRACT, XANTHAN GUM.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chicken Fritters & Mashed Potatoes 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.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): 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 Fritters & Mashed Potatoes' 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: Chicken Breast Fritters With Rib Meat (Chicken Breast Fritters With Rib Meat, Water, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Sodium Phosphates. Breaded With Wheat Flour, Water, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Soy Flour, Dextrose, Spices, Garlic Powder, Wheat Gluten, Onion Powder, Paprika, Dried Whey, Dried Whole Eggs, Spice Extractives, Silicon Dioxide, Extractives, Silicon Dioxide, Extractives Of Paprika), Chicken Base (Chicken Meat And Concentrated Chicken Stock, Salt, Sugar, Dried Whey, Rendered Chicken Fat, Corn Syrup Solids, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Extractives Of Turmeric), Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Potato Flakes And Granules (Potatoes, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid, Freshness Preserved With Sodium Bisulfite, Bha And Bht).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Canola Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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