Is J&B Wholesale Distributing Chicken Wings ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Maltodextrin
- Modified starch
- Fructose
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 57 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed chickens
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Chicken wings, containing up to 10.5% of a solution, salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), modified food starch (ultra-processing marker) (corn), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), spices, garlic, hot sauce (processing marker) (hot sauce (aged red peppers, vinegar, salt (processing marker), and garlic), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker)), flavoring (ultra-processing marker) (spice, natural flavor (contains canola oil), salt (processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), autolyzed yeast extract, molasses (processing marker), paprika), rice vinegar (maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), rice vinegar), vegetable oil (processing marker) (soybean, canola), extractives of paprika with natural flavors (including spice), sodium diacetate, fructose (ultra-processing marker), datem (ultra-processing marker), oil blend (canola oil, extra virgin olive oil (processing marker)), vinegar, salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), spices, paprika, dehydrated onion, garlic, citric acid, tabasco powder (aged red pepper, vinegar, salt (processing marker)), corn starch (processing marker), habanero pepper powder blend, habanero, de arbol powder, spice, green onion
Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E262ii Sodium diacetate , E330 Citric acid , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Chicken wings, containing up to 10.5% of a solution; salt, sugar, modified food starch (corn), maltodextrin, spices, garlic, hot sauce powder [hot sauce (aged red peppers, vinegar, salt, and garlic), maltodextrin], flavoring [spice (contains mustard), natural flavor (contains canola oil), salt, maltodextrin, autolyzed yeast extract, molasses, extractives of paprika], rice vinegar powder (maltodextrin and rice vinegar), vegetable oil (soybean, canola), extractives of paprika with natural flavors (including spice extractives), sodium diacetate, fructose, datem, oil blend (canola oil, extra virgin olive oil), vinegar, salt, sugar, spices, paprika, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, citric acid, tabasco powder (aged red pepper, vinegar, salt), corn starch, habanero pepper powder blend (habanero & de arbol powder, spice, dehydrated green onion.
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
5 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 356 chickens
From least to most processed, this one ranks 317th. 74% of the chickens here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0742158691814, last edited 22 April 2020), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.