Chicken Nuggets

Processing Score

11.2Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

—/10No Data

The processing score reflects 41 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

021130210008

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size82 g

Amount per serving

Calories

160

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8g

10%

Saturated Fat 1.5g

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 35mg

12%

Sodium 460mg

20%

Total Carbohydrate 11g

Dietary Fiber 0g

Total Sugars 0g

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

16 listed · 5 flagged for review

CHICKEN, WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES. BATTERED WITH: WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), LEAVENING (MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), BUTTERMILK POWDER (SWEET CREAM, WHEY CREAM), SPICE. BREADED WITH: BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, WHEY, DEXTROSE, SPICES, MONOGLYCERIDES, COLORED WITH EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL. PREDUSTED WITH: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SPICE. BREADING SET IN VEGETABLE OIL.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil. Predusted With: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates. Battered With: Water, Monoglycerides): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Nuggets' 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.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

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

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

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