Chicken & Homestyle Stuffing
The processing score reflects 56 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, modified ingredients, 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
44 listed · 7 flagged for reviewBONELESS BREAST OF CHICKEN WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, BREAD CRUMBS (ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SALT, PALM OIL, YEAST, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), YEAST NUTRIENTS (MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE), CORN STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, SOY FLOUR), BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, POTATO STARCH, SUGAR, ONIONS, CELERY, CORN FLOUR, YEAST, MALTODEXTRIN, NONFAT MILK, HYDROLYZED SOY, CORN AND WHEAT GLUTEN PROTEIN, DEHYDRATED CHICKEN BROTH, DEHYDRATED ONIONS, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), CHICKEN BROTH, CORN STARCH, SPICES, ONION POWDER, SOYBEAN OIL, CHICKEN FAT, YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, PALM OIL, XANTHAN GUM, DEHYDRATED CELERY, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, COOKED CHICKEN, GARLIC POWDER, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, CARAMEL COLOR, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, NATURAL FLAVORING, TURMERIC, EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC. PRE-BROWNED IN SOYBEAN OIL.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chicken & Homestyle Stuffing scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Soy Protein Concentrate, Textured Soy Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Flavor Enhancers (Hydrolyzed Soy, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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 & Homestyle Stuffing'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.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Bread Crumbs (Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Salt, Palm Oil, Yeast, Calcium Propionate (Preservative), Yeast Nutrients (Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate, Ammonium Sulfate), Corn Starch, Soy Lecithin, Soy Flour).
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Maltodextrin, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast, Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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