Hormel, Buffalo Style Chicken

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.

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 Hormel, Buffalo Style 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.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Roasted Chicken Breast Strips (Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat, Water, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Corn Oil, Seasoning [Salt, Roast Chicken Flavor {Maltodextrin, Yeast Extract, Soy Sauce (Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Tapioca Maltodextrin, Chicken Fat, Flavor}, Sugar, Citric Acid], Modified Potato Starch, Salt, Sodium Phosphates, Modified Vegetable Gum, Flavoring).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.