Spicy Chicken Slider

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Methylcellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Spicy Chicken Slider'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: Bread (Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Enzymes], Water, Sugar, Modified Wheat Starch, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Yeast, Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Monoglycerides, Calcium Sulfate, Enzymes, Tricalcium Phosphate, Wheat Starch, Ascorbic Acid, Sorbitan Monostearate, Citric Acid, Calcium Propionate), Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Enriched Wheat Flour And Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.