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Park Street Deli Egg Rolls Chicken
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 37
Park Street Deli Egg Rolls Chicken scores 37 out of 100 (Poor) 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 8 points 7 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: emulsifier, flavor enhancer, flavoring, industrial protein, industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate, modified starch 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 same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Egg Rolls Chicken
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Maltodextrin minus 2.5 points
- Hydrolyzed vegetable protein minus 2.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Vegetable gums (unspecified) minus 1.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 0.5 points
- Locust bean gum minus 0.5 points
- Guar gum minus 0.5 points
- Canola oil minus 0.5 points
- Soy protein isolate / concentrate minus 0.5 points
- Modified starch minus 0.5 points
- Wheat gluten minus 0.5 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 0.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 7 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 1.9 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 182 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 3.9 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 63 = 37
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 182 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 6.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 23.4 g |
| Sugars | 3.9 g |
| Added sugars | 3.9 g |
| Fiber | 3.9 g |
| Protein | 7.8 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 1 egg roll (77 g)
Ingredients
- filling: cabbage
- white meat chicken
- carrots
- onions
- seasoning: sugar
- salt
- soy sauce powder (fermented wheat, soybeans, salt, maltodextrin, salt)
- dried hydrolyzed soy protein
- dry vegetables (onion, garlic, vegetable base, spice, yeast extract, spice extracts)
- dry chicken flavor (chicken broth, flavor, salt)
- dry mushroom extract (maltodextrin, mushrooms)
- lemon juice powder (maltodextrin, lemon juice concentrate, citric acid, sugar)
- spices
- gums (xanthan, locust bean, guar)
- canola oil)
- textured soy flour
- modified tapioca starch
- soy protein isolate
- dry celery
- crust: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- water
- corn starch
- potato starch
- wheat gluten
- salt
- vegetable oil
- soy lecithin
- gums (xanthan, locust bean, guar)
- calcium carbonate
- ascorbic acid
- citric acid
- total carbohydrate 19g 7% (not recognized)
Label text, as published
filling: cabbage, white meat chicken, carrots, onions, seasoning: sugar, salt, soy sauce powder [(fermented wheat, soybeans, salt), maltodextrin, salt], dried hydrolyzed soy protein, dry vegetables (onion, garlic, vegetable base [salt, autolyzed yeast, garlic, carrots, celery), spice, yeast extract, spice extracts], dry chicken flavor (chicken broth, flavor, salt), dry mushroom extract (maltodextrin, mushrooms), lemon juice powder (maltodextrin, lemon juice concentrate, citric acid, sugar), spices, gums (xanthan, locust bean, guar), canola oil), textured soy flour, modified tapioca starch, soy protein isolate, dry celery, crust: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, corn starch, potato starch, wheat gluten, salt, vegetable oil, soy lecithin, gums (xanthan, locust bean, guar), calcium carbonate, ascorbic acid, citric acid, total carbohydrate 19g 7% contains: wheat, soy
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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“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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“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