Roasted Garlic Cheese Risotto with Grilled Chicken

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Roasted Garlic Cheese Risotto with Grilled 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.
• Natural Flavors (Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Boxed Dinners & Sides, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 4,145 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 Roasted Garlic Cheese Risotto with Grilled 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Roasted Chicken Strips (Boneless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Contains 2% Or Less Of Potato Starch, Chicken, Sea Salt, Chicken Broth, Evaporated Cane Syrup, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Gum Arabic, Natural Flavor [Contains Natural Smoke Flavor And Extract Of Rosemary], Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavoring, Citric Acid), Chicken Base (Chicken Including Natural Chicken Juices, Salt, Chicken Fat, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin [From Corn], Dried Whey [Milk], Natural Flavoring, Turmeric), Antimicrobial Blend (Maltodextrin, Cultured Dextrose, Sodium Diacetate, Salt, Egg White Lysozyme, Nisin Preparation [Salt, Nisin]).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.