Fully Cooked Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Fully Cooked Chicken Broccoli Alfredo scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Plant Proteins (Isolated Soy Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
• Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Fully Cooked Chicken Broccoli Alfredo'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.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Penne Pasta (Semolina [Wheat], Durum Flour, Niacin, Iron [Ferrous Sulfate], Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Base (Cooked Chicken Meat, Salt, Chicken Fat, Maltodextrin, Evaporated Cane Juice, Yeast Extract, Dried Whey, Natural Flavors, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Extractives Of Turmeric And Annatto, Carrots Juice Powder).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt, Kosher Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.