Stuffed Chicken Minis

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Stuffed Chicken Minis 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.
• Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates): 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 Stuffed Chicken Minis' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt. Filling: Pasteurized Process Swiss Cheese [Cultured Milk, Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Potato Starch, And Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking, Sodium Pyrophosphate, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Lactic Acid, Enzymes, Natamycin (A Natural Mold Inhibitor)].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Diced Smoked Ham With Water Added (Cured With: Water, Salt, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Dextrose, Sugar, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Sodium Phosphates, Vinegar, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite), Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: White Sauce [Water, Seasoning (Butter Powder {Butter [Cream, Salt], Nonfat Milk, Tocopherols, Ascorbyl Palmitate}, Sweet Cream Powder (Cream, Soy Lecithin, Tocopherols, Ascorbyl Palmitate), Modified Food Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Sugar, Whey)And Modified Food Starch]. Breaded With: Water.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt, Iodized Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

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

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.