Tamale, Chicken & Cheese

Processing Score

12.0Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

—/10No Data

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

017696409406

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Nutrition data isn't available for this product.

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Ingredients

19 listed · 4 flagged for review

WATER, CORN MASA FLOUR, COOKED CHICKEN MEAT (WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, DARK MEAT CHICKEN, WATER, SALT, CARRAGEENAN,SODIUM PHOSPHATE), SOYBEAN OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [COLOR]), CORN, RED BELL PEPPER, OF: GREEN CHILE PEPPERS (CHILE PEPPERS, CITRIC ACID), SALT, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SPICES, CHILI PEPPERS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CILANTRO, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, CHICKEN BASE (CHICKEN MEAT INCLUDING NATURAL CHICKEN JUICES, SALT, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, FRUCTOSE, CHICKEN FAT, AUTOLYZED YEAST, DRY CHICKEN BROTH, DEXTROSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICES [INCLUDING TURMERIC]), GARLIC POWDER, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, SUGAR.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
Stabilizers & Gums (Modified Cellulose): 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 Tamale, Chicken & Cheese'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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Chicken Base (Chicken Meat Including Natural Chicken Juices, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Fructose, Chicken Fat, Autolyzed Yeast, Dry Chicken Broth, Dextrose, Modified Food Starch, Onion Powder, Natural Flavors, Spices [Including Turmeric]), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

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