Chicken Philly Cheese Steak Kit

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chicken Philly Cheese Steak Kit scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Other Additives (Sodium Tripolyphosphate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

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 Philly Cheese Steak Kit'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: Dextrose. Bun: Wheat Flour, Dough Conditioner (Wheat Flour, Salt, Dried Wheat Sour Dough, Dextrose, Fava Bean Flour, Pre-Gelatinized Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Calcium Sulfate, Sunflower Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Enzymes, Guar Gum, Ascorbic Acid).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Bromated (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Potassium Bromate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Calcium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast (Natural Yeast, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid).

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.