Chicken Nuggets

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 ingredients to avoid

Tyson Chicken Nuggets scores 50/100 on Tallow — our okay 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.

Tyson Chicken Nuggets lists 17 ingredients, starting with White Meat Chicken, Water, Wheat Flour, Dried Garlic and Dried Onion. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 50/100 Tyson Chicken Nuggets lands mid-scale — below the typical score in poultry, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in poultry is Jennie-O Ground Turkey at 100/100.