Cooked chicken
Tyson Crispy Chicken Fries
26.5 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 21
Tyson Crispy Chicken Fries scores 21 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Sugar: 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
Crispy Chicken Fries
Ingredients
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Disodium inosinate minus 1.5 points
- Disodium guanylate minus 1.5 points
- Hydrolyzed vegetable protein minus 1.5 points
- Sodium aluminum phosphate minus 0.5 points
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate minus 0.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 0.5 points
- Sodium alginate minus 0.5 points
- Sodium phosphate minus 0.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 3.9 g / 100 g minus 1.5 points
- Salt 1.7 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 303 kcal / 100 g minus 0.5 points
- Protein 13.5 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 79 = 21
Can’t score above 79. Contains dextrose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [12]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 303 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 18 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.9 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 18 g |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 1.1 g |
| Protein | 13.5 g |
| Salt | 1.7 g |
Serving: 89g
Ingredients
- White meat chicken
- water
- bleached wheat flour
- wheat flour
- yellow corn flour
- modified food starch
- annatto extract
- dextrose (high concern)
- disodium inosinate
- disodium guanylate
- dried garlic
- dried onion
- dried yeast
- hydrolyzed corn gluten
- leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate) (not recognized)
- leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate) (not recognized)
- oat fiber
- paprika extract (color)
- salt
- sodium alginate
- sodium phosphates
- soybean oil
- spices
- sugar (high concern)
Label text, as published
White meat chicken, water, bleached wheat flour, wheat flour, yellow corn flour, modified food starch, annatto extract, dextrose, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, dried garlic, dried onion, dried yeast, hydrolyzed corn gluten, leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), oat fiber, paprika extract (color), salt, sodium alginate, sodium phosphates, soybean oil, spices, sugar. Fried in vegetable oil. Contains wheat.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Tyson
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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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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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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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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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