Examples of Processed Menu Items with Fewer Ingredients
| EXAMPLE 1. | ||
| CURRENT | INTERIM | FUTURE |
| Tyson‘s Chicken Tenders ingredients:
Chicken, water, vegetable protein product (isolated soy protein, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, niacinamide, ferrous sulfate, vitamin B12, copper gluconate, vitamin A palmitate, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, and riboflavin), dried whole eggs, salt, sodium phosphates. BREADED WITH: Enriched bleached wheat flour (enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), dextrose, salt, spice, garlic powder, extractives of paprika and annatto, spice extractives. BATTERED WITH: Water, enriched bleached wheat flour (with malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, spices, whey, garlic powder, soybean oil. Breading set in vegetable oil. |
Pierce’s Chicken Breast Strips ingredients: chicken breast strips with rib meat, water, salt, and sodium phosphate | Roast Chicken ingredients: Chicken, Salt |
| EXAMPLE 2. | ||
| CURRENT | INTERIM | FUTURE |
| Los Cabos Bean and Cheese Burrito Filling: Water, Pinto Beans, Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, May contain Annatto Color), Textured Vegetable Protein Product [Soy Flour, Caramel Color, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacinamide, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B6), Riboflavin (B2), Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Vitamin A Palmitate, and Vitamin B12], Salt, Flavorings, Modified Food Starch (Refined From Corn). | Windsor Foods Bean and Cheese Burrito Filling: Cooked Beans Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese; Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Color), Green Chile Peppers; (Green Chiles, Citric Acid), Onions, Contains Less Than 2% of: Crushed Red Pepper, Chili Powder (Chili Pepper, Spices, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), Paprika, Flavorings, Salt. | Scratch-cooked Burrito Filling: Cooked Beans (Water, Pinto Beans, Salt), Monterey Jack Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Onions, Chili Powder (Chili Pepper, Spices, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), Salt. |