Chicken Tender Salad, Chicken Tender

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch, Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors. Battered With: Water): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Cheese Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Color , Monterey Jack Cheese Pasteurized Milk, Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking, Natamycin A Natural Mold Inhibitor , Tomato, Lettuce, Cucumbers): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Pickles & Relishes, this product is more processed than about 84% of the 10,255 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 Tender Salad, Chicken Tender'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.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.