Frozen chicken nuggets
Bibigo SOBABA Crunchy Glazed Chicken
48 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 15
Bibigo SOBABA Crunchy Glazed Chicken scores 15 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 Corn syrup: 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
SOBABA Crunchy Glazed Chicken
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Honey minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 7.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 6.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 2.2 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.3 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 235 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Protein 15.8 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 85.5 = 14.5 → 15
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 235 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 13.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 22.8 g |
| Sugars | 6.1 g |
| Added sugars | 6.1 g |
| Fiber | 0.9 g |
| Protein | 15.8 g |
| Salt | 1.3 g |
Serving: 114g
Ingredients
- Chicken meat
- water
- wheat flour
- modified food starch
- enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- rice flour
- vegetable oil
- salt
- sugar (high concern)
- cultured sugar
- cultured dextrose
- maltodextrin
- yeast extract
- baking powder (sodium bicarbonate, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, calcium phosphate)
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- black pepper
- xanthan gum
- egg
- paprika oleoresin
- glaze (sugar, corn syrup, soy sauce) (not recognized)
- seasoning sachet (water, rice, koji [Aspergillus oryzae])
- honey (high concern)
- chicken broth base (chicken broth, salt, yeast extract, chicken fat, dried cooked chicken, flavor, modified potato starch, garlic extract)
- seaweed extract seasoning (seaweed extract, maltose syrup, salt, sugar, yeast extract)
- bakers yeast extract
- canola oil
Label text, as published
Battered Chicken Ingredients: Chicken meat, water, wheat flour, modified food starch, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), rice flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, cultured sugar, cultured dextrose, maltodextrin, yeast extract, baking powder (sodium bicarbonate, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, calcium phosphate), onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, xanthan gum, egg, paprika oleoresin, glaze (sugar, corn syrup, soy sauce [water, soybeans, wheat, salt, vinegar]), seasoning sachet (water, rice, koji [Aspergillus oryzae]), honey, chicken broth base (chicken broth, salt, yeast extract, chicken fat, dried cooked chicken, flavor, modified potato starch, garlic extract), seaweed extract seasoning (seaweed extract, maltose syrup, salt, sugar, yeast extract), bakers yeast extract, canola oil. Contains: Wheat, eggs, and soy.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- 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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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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“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
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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