Tyson Naturals Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Strips — BULLSHIT
Munch or Dump rates Tyson Naturals Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Strips by tyson naturals BULLSHIT — score 0/90.
Sold as "All Natural" and "minimally processed," but it's a NOVA-4 product with ~22 ingredients, two refined oils, added sugar, and yeast extract for a hidden glutamate hit.
Why this verdict
- "All Natural" claim on a NOVA-4 product with ~22 ingredients
- Yeast extract delivers free glutamate while the box says "no added MSG"
- Two refined oils (canola + soybean) plus added sugar in the breading
- Corn, rice, and rice starch fillers bulk out the coating
- "Minimally processed" is the opposite of what the ingredient list shows
Ingredients (19)
- Boneless skinless chicken breast with rib meat (safe) — Real lean white-meat poultry; the legit protein source here.
- Water (safe) — Inert; just adjusts texture.
- wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour for the wafer shell — refined carbohydrate with little fiber. Also a gluten source.
- Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
- expeller pressed canola oil (moderate) — Refined seed oil used in the frying/breading set.
- Soybean Oil (moderate) — Refined seed oil standing in for cream or butter; high in omega-6.
- Corn Starch (moderate) — Pure refined starch for texture; empty carbohydrate.
- rice flour (moderate) — Another refined starch with little fibre or nutrition.
- rice starch (moderate) — Refined starch used as a bulking/anti-caking agent. Empty carbohydrate, processing filler.
- YEAST EXTRACT (moderate) — A second glutamate-rich flavor enhancer — stacking two of these engineers an intense umami hit.
- Natural Flavors (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor blend that does the heavy lifting where real acai/blueberry/pomegranate would be.
- Salt / sea salt (moderate) — Two salt sources; sodium is meaningful at 430mg per serving.
- Baking Soda (safe) — Standard leavening agent, harmless in food amounts.
- Cream of Tartar (safe) — Acid leavening partner.
- dried garlic (safe) — Flavor. Fine.
- Dried Onion (safe) — Real seasoning.
- Extractives of Paprika (safe) — Natural color/flavor from paprika.
- Spices (safe) — Seasoning blend; negligible quantity, no concern.
- yeast (safe) — Normal leavening agent; harmless.