Chicken Croquettes

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chicken Croquettes 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.
• Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Chicken Croquettes' 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: Bread Crumbs (Enriched Wheat Flour [Flour, Malted Barley, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, And Folic Acid], High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil [Soybean And/Or Cottonseed And/Or Corn And/Or Canola Oils], Water, Salt, Contains 2 Percent Or Less Of Yeast, Honey, Molasses, Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Whey, Soy Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Rye Flour, Corn Flour, Oat Bran, Corn Meal, Rice Flour, Potato Flour, Butter, Dough Conditioners [Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium And/Or Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soy Lecithin, Calcium Carbonate], Yeast Nutrients [Ammonium Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Distilled Vinegar, Skim Milk, Buttermilk, Lactic Acid, Calcium Propionate As Preservative, Potassium Sorbate As Preservative, Sesame Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Eggs), Texturized Vegetable Protein (Textured Soy Flour, Soybean Oil, Salt, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Natural Smoke Flavoring, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Dextrose, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate), Chicken Base (Dextrose, Salt, Vegetable Shortening And Chicken Broth).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Tbhq And Citric Acid Added As Preservative).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.