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Processing Score
7.0Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
6.5/10Good

The processing score reflects 30 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
711535511519
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size283 g
Amount per serving
Calories
450
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10g
13%
Saturated Fat 1.5g
8%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 25mg
8%
Sodium 510mg
22%
Total Carbohydrate 70g
25%
Dietary Fiber 3g
11%
Total Sugars 19g
Includes 2g Added Sugars
4%
Protein 18g
Vitamin D 39.6mcg
198%
Calcium 60mg
5%
Iron 3mg
17%
Potassium 260mg
6%

* 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

20 listed · 2 flagged for review

RICE NOODLES: WATER, NOODLES (RICE, WATER), SOYBEAN OIL. SAUCE: WATER, RAW CANE SUGAR, TOMATO PASTE, PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS), GLUTEN FREE REDUCED SODIUM TAMARI (WATER, SOYBEAN, SALT), VINEGAR, VEGETABLE STOCK (SOYBEAN OIL, CARROTS, ONIONS, CELERY), CAYENNE PEPPER, XANTHAN GUM. CHICKEN: WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, WATER, RICE STARCH, SOYBEAN OIL, LEMON JUICE, GARLIC, GINGER. GARNISH: CARROTS, EDAMAME, SCALLIONS, PEANUTS.

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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Chicken Pad Thai scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Other Additives (Gluten Free Reduced Sodium Tamari (Water, Soybean, Salt)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum. Chicken: White Meat Chicken): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Frozen Dinners, this is among the less processed of the 5,358 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 Chicken Pad Thai'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. Sauce: Water, Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Raw Cane Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

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