Rice dishes

Banihana Frozen Meal Hibachi chicken rice, fried rice with white meat chicken, grilled onions, carrots and egg

10 oz

Good out of 100 Medium confidence

Ultra-processed
Contains seed oils
No synthetic dyes

Why it scores 64

Banihana Frozen Meal Hibachi chicken rice, fried rice with white meat chicken, grilled onions, carrots and egg scores 64 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
minus 4.5 points 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: color (added), emulsifier, flavoring and thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. Emerging
minus 3 points Salt 0.7 g / 100 g: High in salt. Strong

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

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The Receipt

Hibachi chicken rice, fried rice with white meat chicken, grilled onions, carrots and egg

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Ingredients

Natural flavors minus 2.5 points

Info "Natural flavor" is a legal category (21 CFR 101.22(a)(3)): flavor substances from spices, fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy or fermentation. [1][2]
Alcohol (ethanol) minus 2.5 points

Regulatory IARC classifies alcoholic beverages as Group 1; the small amounts used as a solvent in flavorings are not comparable with drinking. [3][4]
Soybean oil minus 2.5 points

Emerging High in omega-6 linoleic acid. [5][6][7][8]
Soy lecithin minus 1.5 points

Info An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [2]
Xanthan gum minus 1.5 points

Info An ingredient class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [2]

subtotal−10.5

Processing

Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points

Strong Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. [2]
4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points

Emerging Industrial additive classes found: color (added), emulsifier, flavoring and thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. [2]

subtotal−22.5

Nutrition per 100 g

Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points

Strong High in salt. [9]

subtotal−3

TOTAL 64Good

100 − 36 = 64

Nutrition per 100 g

Energy	134 kcal
Fat	2.8 g
Saturated fat	0.7 g
Trans fat	0 g
Carbohydrates	20.1 g
Sugars	1.1 g
Added sugars	0 g
Fiber	0.7 g
Protein	7.4 g
Salt	0.7 g

Serving: 1 package (283 g)

Ingredients

COOKED JASMINE RICE (WATER, JASMINE RICE)
FULLY COOKED DICED CHICKEN BREAST STRIPS WITH RIB MEAT (CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, RICE STARCH, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, BLACK PEPPER)
SAUCE (REDUCED SODIUM SOY SAUCE, WATER, ROASTED GARLIC, ROASTED SESAME OIL, BUTTER, SESAME SEEDS, CORN STARCH, SOYBEAN OIL, SOY LECITHIN, BLACK PEPPER, MILK SOLIDS, NATURAL FLAVOR, SKIM MILK POWDER, SESAME OIL, EGG YOLK SOLIDS, SALT, FLAVOR) (not recognized)
CARROTS
ONIONS
SCRAMBLED EGG PRODUCT (EGG WHITES, WHOLE EGGS, CORN STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, ANNATTO [COLOR])
GREEN ONIONS

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.

Label text, as published

COOKED JASMINE RICE (WATER, JASMINE RICE), FULLY COOKED DICED CHICKEN BREAST STRIPS WITH RIB MEAT (CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, RICE STARCH, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, BLACK PEPPER), SAUCE (REDUCED SODIUM SOY SAUCE [WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL, VINEGAR, LACTIC ACID], WATER, ROASTED GARLIC, ROASTED SESAME OIL, BUTTER [CREAM (MILK), SALT], SESAME SEEDS, CORN STARCH, SOYBEAN OIL, SOY LECITHIN, BLACK PEPPER, MILK SOLIDS, NATURAL FLAVOR, SKIM MILK POWDER, SESAME OIL, EGG YOLK SOLIDS, SALT, FLAVOR), CARROTS, ONIONS, SCRAMBLED EGG PRODUCT (EGG WHITES, WHOLE EGGS, CORN STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, ANNATTO [COLOR]), GREEN ONIONS