Meals with chicken
Innovasian Chicken Fried Rice
18 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 44
Innovasian Chicken Fried Rice scores 44 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- 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
- minus 6 points 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: color (added), emulsifier, flavor enhancer, industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate and thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Chicken Fried Rice
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Rice bran oil minus 2.5 points
- Sunflower lecithin minus 2.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 56.5 = 43.5 → 44
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 129 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 2.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 22.4 g |
| Sugars | 1.2 g |
| Added sugars | 0.6 g |
| Fiber | 0.6 g |
| Protein | 5.3 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 1 cup (172 g)
Ingredients
- SOY FRIED RICE (WHITE RICE, SOY SAUCE, RICE BRAN OIL, ONION POWDER, TOASTED SESAME OIL, SUGAR, RICE WINE VINEGAR, GARLIC POWDER, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN)
- CHICKEN (CHICKEN WHITE MEAT, CHICKEN BROTH, LESS THAN 2% POTATO STARCH, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, TORULA YEAST)
- ONION
- CARROTS
- SCRAMBLED EGG (EGG WHITES, WHOLE EGGS, CORN STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, BETA CAROTENE) (not recognized)
- BELL PEPPER
- GREEN PEAS
Label text, as published
SOY FRIED RICE (WHITE RICE [WATER, RICE], SOY SAUCE [WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT], RICE BRAN OIL, ONION POWDER, TOASTED SESAME OIL, SUGAR, RICE WINE VINEGAR, GARLIC POWDER, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN), CHICKEN (CHICKEN WHITE MEAT, CHICKEN BROTH, LESS THAN 2% POTATO STARCH, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, TORULA YEAST), ONION, CARROTS, SCRAMBLED EGG (EGG WHITES, WHOLE EGGS, CORN STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, BETA CAROTENE), BELL PEPPER, GREEN PEAS.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg, Sesame
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Innovasian
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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“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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“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