Frozen foods
Chung's Products L.P. Chung's, White Meat Chicken Egg Rolls
12 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 17
Chung's Products L.P. Chung's, White Meat Chicken Egg Rolls scores 17 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Chung's, White Meat Chicken Egg Rolls
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Soy protein isolate / concentrate minus 1.5 points
- Vegetable shortening minus 0.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 0.5 points
- Calcium propionate minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 7.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 5.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 198 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 83 = 17
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 198 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 5.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 30.2 g |
| Sugars | 5.8 g |
| Added sugars | 4.7 g |
| Fiber | 2.3 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Salt | 1.5 g |
Serving: 1 roll (86 g)
Ingredients
- Filling: white meat chicken
- cabbage
- celery
- carrots
- sugar (high concern)
- salt
- natural flavor
- garlic powder
- natural spice
- yeast extract
- soybean oil
- textured vegetable protein
- sesame oil. crust: wheat flour
- water
- soybean oil
- salt
- vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean oil)
- soy lecithin
- eggs
- calcium propionate
- cornstarch. sauce: water
- sugar (high concern)
- apple cider vinegar
- tomato paste
- cornstarch
- distilled white vinegar
- pineapple juice concentrate (high concern)
- salt
- lemon juice concentrate
- citric acid
Label text, as published
Filling: white meat chicken, cabbage, celery, carrots, sugar, salt, natural flavor, garlic powder, natural spice, yeast extract, soybean oil, textured vegetable protein, sesame oil. crust: wheat flour, water, soybean oil, salt, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean oil), soy lecithin, eggs, calcium propionate, cornstarch. sauce: water, sugar, apple cider vinegar, tomato paste, cornstarch, distilled white vinegar, pineapple juice concentrate, salt, lemon juice concentrate, citric acid.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Gluten, Egg, Sesame, Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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11. List of Permitted Preservatives (Lists of Permitted Food Additives)
“B.2 Butylated Hydroxyanisole n/a (a) Active dry yeasts (a) Preservative (a) 1,000 ppm n/a”
canada.ca
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org