ROOTS Shredded Chicken

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 ingredients to avoid

Roots Poultry ROOTS Shredded Chicken 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. 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.

Roots Poultry ROOTS Shredded Chicken lists 21 ingredients, starting with Chicken, Chicken Broth, Water, Soy Grits and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Roots Poultry ROOTS Shredded Chicken scores worse than most poultry we have scored. A higher-scoring option in poultry is Jennie-O Ground Turkey at 100/100.