Chicken Breast Patties

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Perdue Chicken Breast Patties scores 40/100 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 0g fiber, 12g 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.

Perdue Chicken Breast Patties lists 13 ingredients, starting with Boneless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Maltodextrin, Salt and Natural Flavors. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

200 kcal per serving, or 220 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Perdue Chicken Breast Patties on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 40/100 Perdue Chicken Breast Patties scores worse than most poultry we have scored. A higher-scoring option in poultry is Jennie-O Ground Turkey at 100/100.