Signature Select, Chicken Empanadas Appetizers

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Other Additives (Green Chiles (Green Chile Peppers, Water, Salt, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Natural Flavors (Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Signature Select, Chicken Empanadas Appetizers' 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 Seasoned Chicken (Chicken, Water, Potato Starch, Seasoning [Spices, Dehydrated Onion, Dehydrated Garlic, Lemon Juice Powder [Corn Syrup Solids, Lemon Juice Solids, Lemon Oil], Salt, Grill Flavor [Maltodextrin, Grill Flavor {From Sunflower Oil}, Modified Potato Starch, Corn Syrup Solids], Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Spice Extractives, Citric Acid, Dehydrated Parsley], Salt, Pineapple Juice Concentrate, Sodium Phosphate).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Jalapeno Cheese Seasoning (Cheddar Cheese Powder [ (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Cream, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid], Whole Milk Powder, Romano Cheese Powder [ (Part Skim Cow'S Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Sodium Phosphate], Whey, Salt, Dextrose, Dehydrated Bell Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper, Natural Cheese Flavor, Vinegar).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cottonseed Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.