Chicken Strips
What You Should Know
You'd find these breaded chicken strips in the refrigerated or frozen prepared foods aisle or hot bar — a quick grab for busy weeknights, game days, or packed lunches. The uniform crunchy coating, added leaveners and extracts, and long ingredient list (batter, oils, salt, citric acid, torula yeast, etc.) point to industrial formulation for consistent texture and convenience, typical of ultra-processed items.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients
Chicken, Tenders, (chicken, [chicken,, water,, sea, salt,, white, pepper],, batter, [water,, wheat, flour,, salt,, spices,, sodium, bicarbonate,, citric, acid,, torula, yeast,, dehydrated, bell, pepper,, garlic, powder,, onion, powder,, extractives, of, black, pepper],, wheat, flour,, wheat, gluten,, egg, whites,, salt,, vegetable, oil), Expeller, Pressed, Canola, Oil..
Flagged Ingredients:
- •canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
Dietary Labels
Ultra-Processing Assessment
Ultra-Processed
Why this score?
Multiple processed ingredients, additives (citric acid, sodium bicarbonate, extractives, torula yeast) and a manufactured breaded coating indicate an industrial formulation designed for texture, shelf-life, and convenience, consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultra-processed).
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Common Questions about Chicken Strips
Well, that depends on how you define 'healthy'! These strips pack a solid 16 grams of protein per serving, which is great for muscle repair and growth. However, they do contain 920 mg of sodium, so if you're watching your salt intake, you might want to enjoy them in moderation.