Uploaded Bbq Chicken Walking Taco

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Uploaded Bbq Chicken Walking Taco scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Salt. Sweet Barbecue Sauce - High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Milk Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Other Snacks, this product is more processed than about 65% of the 7,439 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 Uploaded Bbq Chicken Walking Taco'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.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: With Cellulose Powder Added To Prevent Caking. Contains: Milk. Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product - Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, With Cellulose Powder Added To Prevent Caking.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Fully Cooked White Meat Chicken With Barbeque Sauce - Barbeque Sauce (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Tomato Paste, Refiners Syrup, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Food Starch-Modified, Salt, Salad Mustard [Water, Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika], Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor, Spices, Caramel Color, Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives), Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Celery, Citric Acid, Paprika), Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid As A Preservative.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Corn, Sunflower, Or Soybean Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Molasses, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.