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Is Tyson Crispy Boneless Chicken Bites ultra-processed?

24 oz Cooked chicken Sold in the United States

Pack of Tyson Crispy Boneless Chicken Bites

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed cooked chicken

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

boneless, skinless chicken breast chunks with rib meat, wheat flour, chicken broth, water, contains 2% and less of the following (brown sugar), corn starch, dried garlic, paprika, flavorings, garlic, rice starch, salt, spice extracts, spices, breading set in vegetable oil

As written on the pack

boneless, skinless chicken breast chunks with rib meat, wheat flour, chicken broth, water, contains 2% or less of the following: brown sugar, corn starch, dried garlic, extractives of paprika, flavorings, garlic powder, rice starch, salt, spice extracts, spices, breading set in vegetable oil,

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 78 cooked chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 79% of the cooked chicken here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 78 cooked chicken, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0023700014153, last edited 20 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.