Cooked Perfect, Buffalo Style Chicken Bites

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cooked Perfect, Buffalo Style Chicken Bites scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Other Additives (Sodium Tripolyphosphate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Cooked Perfect, Buffalo Style Chicken Bites' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Breading (Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Degermed Corn Flour, Palm Oil, Salt, Yeast, Malted Barley Flour).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Pasteurized Process Swiss Cheese (Cultured Milk, Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Sodium Pyrophosphate, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Lactic Acid, Enzymes, Natamycin (Mold Inhibitor)), Coating (Wheat Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Spices, Yeast Extract, Spice Extractive).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Batter (Yellow Corn Flour, Wheat Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Wheat Starch, Spices, Yeast Extract, Whey).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Edible Adhesive (Corn Syrup Solids, Modified Corn Starch, Guar Gum), Butter Flavor (Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch, Flavor (With Milk)).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.