Blackened Chicken Alfredo

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Zatarain's Blackened Chicken Alfredo scores 34/100 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 1g fiber, 12g protein and 7g 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.

Zatarain's Blackened Chicken Alfredo lists 20 ingredients, starting with Enriched Penne Rigate Pasta, Water, Cooked White Meat Chicken, Blackened Seasoning and Red Bell Peppers. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

320 kcal per serving, or 168 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Zatarain's Blackened Chicken Alfredo on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 34/100 Zatarain's Blackened Chicken Alfredo scores worse than most prepared meals we have scored. A higher-scoring option in prepared meals is Amylu Organic Chicken Meatballs at 97/100.