Chicken Parmesan with Pasta

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chicken Parmesan with Pasta scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Industrial Enzymes (Fried Breaded Chicken Breast (Chicken Breast, Water, Potato Starch, Modified Food Starch, Wheat Gluten, Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Salt, Spices, Soybean Oil, Dextrose, Dried Garlic, Dried Onion, Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sodium Bicarbonate (Leavening), Basil, Spice Extract)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• 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 Parmesan with Pasta'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.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Pasta (Water, Modified Potato Starch, Soy Protein Isolate, Vital Wheat Gluten, Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Wheat Protein, Isolate [Wheat Gluten, Phosphate], Modified Wheat Starch, Salt).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Olive Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.