Fiesta Chicken
The processing score reflects 57 ingredients, including modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
23 listed · 7 flagged for reviewBONELESS SKINLESS BREAST OF CHICKEN WITH RIB MEAT CONTAINING UP TO 13% SOLUTION OF WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, FLAVORING SEASONING (SUGAR, SALT, DEHYDRATED CHICKEN BROTH, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED ONION), NONFAT DRIED MILK, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, CHICKEN FLAVOR (SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR), SODIUM PHOSPHATES. FILLED WITH: SMOKED PROVOLONE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, SMOKE FLAVOR), SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR, CELLULOSE [TO PREVENT CAKING]), WHOLE MILK, SEASONING (DEHYDRATED ONION AND GARLIC, SPICES [INCLUDING PAPRIKA], CORN FLOUR, SALT, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT), TORTILLA CHIPS (YELLOW WHOLE CORN, VEGETABLE OIL [CORN AND/OR SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL]), RICE FLOUR, RAISIN JUICE CONCENTRATE, SALT, HONEY, DEHYDRATED RED BELL PEPPER, SPICE, SOYBEAN OIL, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, PAPRIKA, CAYENNE PEPPER. GARNISHED WITH: SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR, CELLULOSE [TO PREVENT CAKING]). COATED WITH: WATER.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Fiesta Chicken scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch, Modified Tapioca Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan, Cayenne Pepper. Garnished With: Sharp Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Color, Cellulose [To Prevent Caking]). Coated With: Water): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate 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 Fiesta 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: Honey.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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