Handmade Firecrackers

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Flavor Enhancer (Yeast Extract, Salt)): 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 Handmade Firecrackers' 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: Cooked Seasoned Chicken Breast Meat (Chicken Breast Meat, Water, Maltodextrin, Salt, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sodium Phosphate, Spices, Soy Protein Concentrate, Modified Food Starch, Natural Flavor, Natural Smoke Flavor, Dehydrated Garlic, Dehydrated Onions, Paprika Oleoresin Color), Sugar, Grill Flavor (Maltodextrin, Natural Flavors, Modified Food Starch, Corn Syrup Solids, Tricalcium Phosphate).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cottonseed Oil, Vegetable Oil (Soybean And/Or Cottonseed).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.