Tyson Fully Cooked Unbreaded Oven Roasted Bone-In Chicken Wing Sections, Medium

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Tyson Fully Cooked Unbreaded Oven Roasted Bone-In Chicken Wing Sections, Medium scores Highly 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 Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Poultry, this product is more processed than about 55% 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 Unbreaded Oven Roasted Bone-In Chicken Wing Sections, Medium'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: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

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

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Yellow Corn Flour. Blanched In Vegetable Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.