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TGI Fridays Frozen Appetizers Honey BBQ Chicken Wings, 9 oz. Box
Frozen Foods
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

TGI Fridays Frozen Appetizers Honey BBQ Chicken Wings, 9 oz. Box

TGIF
9 oz
Available at Foodtown
170
Calories
10g
Protein
4g
Sugars
310mg
Sodium
73
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Store placement: You’ll find TGI Fridays Honey BBQ Chicken Wings in the frozen appetizers or frozen entrees aisle, usually stacked with other branded party snacks such as mozzarella sticks, potato skins, and frozen chicken bites. It often sits near other branded frozen wings and quick-heat party foods, and sometimes on promotional endcaps around major sports events. Occasions: This product reads like a grab-and-go party solution — weekend game days, movie nights, tailgates, or last-minute house guests. Brand positioning: TGI Fridays leverages its casual-restaurant identity; the packaging and name evoke bar-and-grill flavors and social occasions, targeting young adults, families hosting informal gatherings, and fans of nostalgic chain-restaurant fare. Label characteristics: The box leans on familiar comfort cues — bold logo, photo of sauced wings, and “restaurant style” language — but contains no organic or natural certification. Any health-related hints (e.g., “made with real chicken”) are modest and balanced by visible ingredient/ nutrition panels. Processing context: These are heavily processed frozen, breaded, and sauced wings made with added stabilizers, modified starches, emulsifiers, and flavorings to ensure shelf life and consistent texture. Sensory details and ritual: Expect a crispy, breaded exterior with sticky, glossy honey-BBQ coating that’s sweet, tangy, and mildly smoky. Texture contrasts between crunchy coating and tender dark meat; aroma is sweet-smoky when heated. Packaged in a 9 oz cardboard box with polyethylene tray, they’re heated in an oven or fryer and served hot on a platter — a communal, casual ritual for parties or snack-focused meals.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 3 onz
Servings per Container: 2
Calories170
% Daily Value*
Total Fat11g14%
Saturated Fat3g15%
Cholesterol40mg13%
Sodium310mg13%
Total Carbohydrate8g3%
Total Sugars4g
Protein10g
* 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

CHICKEN, WING, SECTIONS, ,, WATER,, SOYBEAN, OIL,, RICE, FLOUR,, MODIFIED, FOOD, STARCH,, WHEAT, FLOUR,, SALT,, ISOLATED, SOY, PROTEIN,, SODIUM, PHOSPHATES,, CORN, STARCH,, CARRAGEENAN,, SOY, LECITHIN,, HONEY, BBQ, SAUCE, (WATER,, TOMATO, PASTE,, SUGAR,, HONEY, POWDER, [REFINERY, SYRUP,, HONEY],, DISTILLED, VINEGAR,, MOLASSES,, MUSTARD, [DISTILLED, VINEGAR,, WATER, ,, MUSTARD, SEED,, SALT,, TURMERIC,, PAPRIKA,, SPICE,, GARLIC, POWDER],, SALT,, MODIFIED, CORN, STARCH,, SMOKE, FLAVOR,, CARAMEL, COLOR,, ONION, POWDER,, SPICES,, XANTHAN, GUM,, CORN, SYRUP, SOLIDS,, LEMON, JUICE,, LEMON, OIL)..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • soybean oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients (modified food starch, isolated soy protein, phosphates, carrageenan, xanthan, corn syrup solids, caramel color, smoke flavor) and is a ready-to-heat, shelf-stable frozen breaded product, consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultraprocessed).

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Common Questions about TGI Fridays Frozen Appetizers Honey BBQ Chicken Wings, 9 oz. Box

Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! They pack a decent protein punch with 10 grams per serving, which is great if you're looking for a savory snack. However, they do contain some sodium and fats, so if you're watching those, you might want to enjoy these wings in moderation.

Perfect For

game-day-prep
movie-night
weekend-entertaining

Vibe:

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