Spicy Chicken Nuggets

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Trader Joe's Spicy Chicken Nuggets 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.

Trader Joe's Spicy Chicken Nuggets lists 21 ingredients, starting with Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Wheat Flour, Water, Rice Flour and Distilled White Vinegar. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 10/100 Trader Joe's Spicy Chicken Nuggets scores worse than most poultry we have scored. A higher-scoring option in poultry is Jennie-O Ground Turkey at 100/100.