Fiests, Buffalo Style Chicken Breast
The processing score reflects 49 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
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Ingredients
25 listed · 9 flagged for reviewCHICKEN BREAST, CHICKEN BROTH, DEXTROSE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, POTASSIUM LACTATE, CHICKEN MARINADE (SALT, ONION POWDER, DEXTROSE, BROWN SUGAR, CHICKEN BROTH, CHICKEN FLAVOR [CONTAINS MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS], GARLIC POWDER, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN FAT, NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICE, NOT MORE THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE TO PREVENT CAKING), SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, CHICKEN FLAVOR (CHICKEN FAT, NATURAL FLAVOR), SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, NATURAL FLAVORING. COATED WITH SALT, SPICE, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN (FROM COCO), SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, SILICON DIOXIDE, SUNFLOWER OIL, ONION POWDER, VINEGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, PROCESSING AID (INVERT SUGAR, WATER, MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MALIC ACID, PECTIN, XANTHAN GUM).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Fiests, Buffalo Style Chicken Breast 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.
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Other Additives (Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavoring. Coated With Salt, Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Deli Meats, this product is more processed than about 93% of the 4,591 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 Fiests, Buffalo Style Chicken Breast'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.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Dextrose, Chicken Marinade (Salt, Onion Powder, Dextrose, Brown Sugar, Chicken Broth, Chicken Flavor [Contains Maltodextrin, Salt, Natural Flavors], Garlic Powder, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavors, Spice, Not More Than 2% Silicon Dioxide To Prevent Caking), Maltodextrin (From Coco), Sugar, and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Potassium Lactate, Sodium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Autolyzed Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator
In this product: Silicon Dioxide.
Common in powdered processed foods.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sunflower Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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