Chicken Bites, Chicken
The processing score reflects 54 ingredients, including modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
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Ingredients
26 listed · 5 flagged for reviewCHICKEN BREAST MEAT WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, SALT, POTATO STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, BREADED WITH WHEAT FLOUR, BREAD CRUMB (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE SALT, DRIED YEAST, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA AND ANNATTO), BREAD CRUMB (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, DEXTROSE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, RICE STARCH, FLAVOR (YEAST, DEXTROSE, SILICON DIOXIDE),CARAMEL COLOR, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CRACKER MEAL (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL), RICE FLOUR, WHEAT GLUTEN, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), SPICES DRIED EGG WHITES, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, RICE STARCH, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, CITRIC ACID, GARLIC POWDER, ONION, POWDER YEAST EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN EXTRACTIVES, OF PAPRIKA, SUGAR. GUAR GUM, CARAMEL.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chicken Bites, Chicken 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.
- Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
- Plant Proteins (Hydrolyzed Soy Protein Extractives): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Sugar. Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 6,999 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 Bites, Chicken'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: Bread Crumb (Bleached Wheat Flour, Dextrose Salt, Dried Yeast, Yellow Corn Flour, Soybean Oil, Oleoresin Paprika And Annatto), Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator
In this product: Bread Crumb (Bleached Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Dextrose, Mono And Diglycerides, Soybean Oil, Modified Wheat Starch, Rice Starch, Flavor (Yeast, Dextrose, Silicon Dioxide),Caramel Color, Extractives Of Paprika, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin).
Common in powdered processed foods.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Powder Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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