Simple Truth Chipotle Turkey Breast — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates Simple Truth Chipotle Turkey Breast by Simple Truth OKAY — score 58/90.
Real turkey breast leads the list, but it is a processed deli meat with two sugar sources, rice starch, gum arabic and natural flavor padding it out.
Why this verdict
- Turkey breast and water are the first two ingredients, so it is mostly real meat and lean protein
- Two separate sugar sources (seasoning sugar + evaporated cane syrup) add sweetness you don't need in turkey
- Rice starch, gum arabic and 'natural flavor' make it a processed deli meat, not a whole food
- No nitrates, artificial colors or chemical preservatives, which is genuinely better than typical lunch meat
Ingredients (13)
- turkey breast (safe) — Real lean poultry, the protein source.
- Water (safe) — Used as a basic ingredient in bread.
- Sea Salt (moderate) — Sodium source; no nutritional edge over regular salt.
- Sugar (in seasoning) (moderate) — Added sugar in the balsamic seasoning. Small quantity (total sugars only 3.6g/100g) but it's the first ingredient in the blend.
- Evaporated cane syrup (moderate) — A second added sugar; stacking sweeteners keeps any single sugar off the top of the list.
- rice starch (moderate) — Another refined starch adding to the carbohydrate base.
- gum arabic (safe) — Natural gum used to bind seasoning to the chip.
- Natural flavor (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor blend; minor but not fully transparent.
- Chipotle pepper (safe) — Real spice for heat and smoke; fine.
- Onion powder, garlic powder, spices (safe) — Standard dried seasonings; harmless.
- citric acid (safe) — Acidity and tartness adjuster.
- lemon juice concentrate (safe) — Concentrated lemon juice for acidity and flavor.
- dehydrated parsley (safe) — Herb for color and flavor; negligible.