Chicken Tenders

Processing Score

12.8Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

4/10Fair

The processing score reflects 36 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 1 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

856599005601

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size101 g

Amount per serving

Calories

280

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 20g

26%

Saturated Fat 7g

35%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 35mg

12%

Sodium 720mg

31%

Total Carbohydrate 12g

Dietary Fiber 1g

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 14g

Calcium 0mg

Iron 2.7mg

15%

* 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

17 listed · 3 flagged for review

GROUND CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE. BATTERED WITH: WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHEY, LEAVENING (SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SPICE, GARLIC POWDER, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, GUAR GUM. BREADED WITH: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), DEXTROSE, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPAHTE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MONOGLYCERIDES, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, BREADING SET IN VEGETABLE OIL.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chicken Tenders 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.
Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum. Breaded With: Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Other Additives (Monoglycerides): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Tenders' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate. Battered With: Water.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophospahte, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Breading Set In Vegetable Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

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