Chicken Breast Nuggets, Original

Processing Score

10.5Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

5.5/10Good

The processing score reflects 28 ingredients, including preservatives, enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Perdue Chicken Breast Nuggets, Original Prepared Entrees

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

072745001109

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size84 g

Amount per serving

Calories

210

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12g

15%

Saturated Fat 2.5g

13%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 40mg

13%

Sodium 480mg

21%

Total Carbohydrate 14g

Dietary Fiber 0g

Total Sugars 1g

Protein 12g

Calcium 20mg

Iron 1.1mg

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

21 listed · 9 flagged for review

BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), YELLOW CORN FLOUR, YELLOW CORN MEAL. CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, SODIUM LACTATE, POTASSIUM LACTATE, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, YEAST, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, FLAVOR, SODIUM DIACETATE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), CALCIUM PROPIONATE, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, POTASSIUM SORBATE, GUAR GUM, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
Natural Flavors (Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Other Additives (Sodium Diacetate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 6,999 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 Breast Nuggets, Original'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: Sodium Lactate, Potassium Lactate, Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.

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