Gardein Ultimate Plant-Based Chick'n Tenders

Breakdown

7 ingredients to avoid

Gardein Ultimate Plant-Based Chick'n Tenders scores 15/100 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.

Gardein Ultimate Plant-Based Chick'n Tenders lists 26 ingredients, starting with Water, Enriched Wheat Flour, Vital Wheat Gluten, Canola Oil and Soy Protein Isolate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 15/100 Gardein Ultimate Plant-Based Chick'n Tenders scores worse than most plant-based milks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in plant-based milks is Silk Unsweet Soy Milk at 29/100.