Chicken Fried Rice

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzyme-Modified Egg Product (Egg Yolk, Salt, Maltodextrin, Phospholipase)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.

Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 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 Fried Rice'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: Cooked Chicken White Meat Strips (Chicken White Meat, Water, Modified Potato Starch, Canola Oil, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Sugar, Salt, Granulated Garlic, Sodium Phosphate, Spice), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Each Of The Following: Canola Oil, Sesame Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.