Garden Salad with Chicken, Chicken

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Industrial Enzymes (Parmesan Cheese And Enzyme Modified Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto (Vegetable Color), Potato Starch, Powdered Cellulose (Anti-Caking))): 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 Garden Salad with Chicken, 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.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lettuce Blend (Romaine, Red Blend (Red Butter Lettuce, Frisee Green Leaf), Chicken Breast Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Water, Isolated Soy Protein, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Black Pepper).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dressing (Soybean Oil, Cultured Buttermilk, Water, Maltodextrin, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolk, Contains <2% Of Salt, Sugar, Dried Garlic, Buttermilk Solids, Lactic Acid, Spice, Xanthan Gum, Dried Onion, Corn Starch, Mustard Seed, Guar Gum, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Croutons (Enriched Flour Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Viacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola And/Or Sunflower Oil (With Rosemary Extract And Ascorbic Acid (Preservatives)), Ascorbic Acid.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.