Applegate Naturals Chicken Patties

Breakdown

Processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Applegate Naturals Chicken Patties scores 10/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Applegate Naturals Chicken Patties lists 15 ingredients, starting with White Meat Chicken, Wheat Flour, Water, Rice Flour and Sea Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 10/100 Applegate Naturals Chicken Patties scores worse than most poultry we have scored. A higher-scoring option in poultry is Jennie-O Ground Turkey at 100/100.