The processing score reflects 25 ingredients, including modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds. It also contains trans fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
19 listed · 6 flagged for reviewASSORTED CHICKEN PIECES (CHICKEN BREAST PIECES WITH RIBS, CHICKEN THIGHS, CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS), WATER, BROWN SUGAR, CANOLA OIL, CARAMELIZED SUGAR, CARROT POWDER, CITRIC ACID, GARLIC POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SPICE, SUGAR, VEGETABLE STOCK (ONION, CELERY, CARROT), XANTHAN GUM, YEAST EXTRACT. BLANCHED IN VEGETABLE OIL.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Tyson Fully Cooked, Glazed Proportion Bone-In Chicken scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Poultry, this product is more processed than about 80% of the 2,120 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 Tyson Fully Cooked, Glazed Proportion Bone-In Chicken'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: Brown Sugar, Caramelized Sugar, Maltodextrin, Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Canola Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract. Blanched In Vegetable Oil.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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