Plant Based Chicken Nuggets

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 6 ingredients to avoid

Impossible Plant Based Chicken Nuggets scores 5/100 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. Per serving it carries 2g fiber, 13g protein and 1g sugar. 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.

Impossible Plant Based Chicken Nuggets lists 32 ingredients, starting with Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Wheat Flour, Soybean Oil and Sunflower Oil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

230 kcal per serving, or 242 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Impossible Plant Based Chicken Nuggets on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Impossible Plant Based Chicken Nuggets scores worse than most meat alternatives we have scored. A higher-scoring option in meat alternatives is Bob's Red Mill Textured Vegetable Protein at 97/100.