Orange Chicken Fried Rice

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Orange Chicken Fried Rice 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.
• Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.

Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 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 Orange Chicken Fried Rice'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked (Chicken White Meat, Water, Modified Food Starch, Sodium Phosphate, Salt. Battered With: Water, Wheat Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Yellow Corn Flour, Salt, Rendered Chicken Fat, Nonfat Dry Milk, Dextrose, Dipotassium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Tbhq, Citric Acid, Spice Extractives. Breaded With: Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Rice Flour, Dextrose, Spices, Leavening [Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate], Yeast, Extractives Of Paprika. Breading Set In Vegetable Oil.), Sugar, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate. Sauce: Sugar, Sweet Cooking Rice Wine (Water, Dextrose, Rice, Corn Syrup, Salt).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Sesame Oil, Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.