Classic Chinese Chicken Salad

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): 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 Classic Chinese Chicken Salad'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.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Chicken Breast (Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Maltodextrin, Yeast Extract, Spices, Salt, Corn Starch, Sugar, Dextrose, Caramel Color, Dehydrated Parsley, Dehydrated Green Onion, Turmeric, Tapioca Maltodextrin, Mushroom Extract, Extractives Of Paprika, Silicon Dioxide (Anticaking Agent), Lemon Juice Concentrate, Vinegar, Rice Starch, Natural Flavor).

Common in powdered processed foods.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soy Sauce [Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt, Alcohol (To Retain Freshness), Vinegar, Lactic Acid].

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Molasses, Mandarin Orange (Mandarin Orange Segments, Water, Sugar, Citric Acid).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Wonton Strips [Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Canola Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Water, Corn Starch, Salt, Eggs, Enzymes, Annatto, Turmeric].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.