Meals with chicken
Healthy Choice Spicy Black Bean & Chicken
276 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 39
Healthy Choice Spicy Black Bean & Chicken scores 39 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Brown sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Honey: 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
Spicy Black Bean & Chicken
Ingredients
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Honey minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.5 g / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 61.5 = 38.5 → 39
Can’t score above 79. Contains brown sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 76 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 2.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.7 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6.9 g |
| Sugars | 2.2 g |
| Added sugars | 1.1 g |
| Fiber | 2.5 g |
| Protein | 7.3 g |
| Salt | 0.5 g |
Serving: 1 portion (276 g)
Ingredients
- SEASONED COOKED CHICKEN (CHICKEN BREAST, WATER, OLIVE OIL, BROWN SUGAR, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVORINGS)
- CAULIFLOWER
- SAUCE (CHICKEN BROTH, TOMATO PASTE, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, HONEY, ANCHO CHILE, GUAJILLO CHILE, TAPIOCA STARCH, SERRANO PEPPER PUREE, OLIVE OIL, SALT, CUMIN, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, OREGANO) (not recognized)
- COOKED BLACK BEANS
- RED BELL PEPPERS
- JALAPENO PEPPERS
- ONIONS
- CHARD
- KALE
- COTIJA CHEESE (CULTURED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES)
- SPINACH
- SALT
Label text, as published
SEASONED COOKED CHICKEN (CHICKEN BREAST, WATER, OLIVE OIL, BROWN SUGAR, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVORINGS), CAULIFLOWER, SAUCE (CHICKEN BROTH, TOMATO PASTE, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, HONEY, ANCHO CHILE, GUAJILLO CHILE, TAPIOCA STARCH, SERRANO PEPPER PUREE, OLIVE OIL, SALT, CUMIN, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, OREGANO), COOKED BLACK BEANS, RED BELL PEPPERS, JALAPENO PEPPERS, ONIONS, CHARD, KALE, COTIJA CHEESE (CULTURED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SPINACH, SALT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Paper
Context only: no points in v1.
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More from Healthy Choice
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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“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