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Swanson's White & Dark Premium Chunk Chicken Packed in Water

Contains modified food starch

Fully cooked canned chicken provides 15 g of protein per 3 oz serving. The label says the chickens are cage-free and raised without antibiotics; the ingredients also include modified food starch and sodium phosphate.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesGluten-free (label)
$6.98 lowest price at Urban Butcher
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
90caloriesPer serving · 3 oz. drained (85g)
Protein
15g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
340mg▲
Saturated fat
1g▲
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Ingredients: Chicken meat, water, salt, modified food starch, rice starch, sodium phosphate
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatMedium confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%99
Ingredients · counts 25%90
Processing · counts 25%50
Sourcing · counts 15%70
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 99 · Compared with other processed meats: less sodium (340 mg), less saturated fat (1 g), less protein (15 g); no added sugar per 3 oz. drained
Ingredients 90 · Added phosphates (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 50 · Canned chicken with added starches and sodium phosphate
Sourcing 70 · Label says chickens are cage-free and raised without antibiotics
Transparency 75 · Full ingredient list and specific chicken-raising claims
Contains modified food starch and sodium phosphate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−10 for added phosphates
Capped at 69 · Processed meat (bacon, deli meat, sausage, jerky)
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Chicken meat Water Salt Modified food starch Rice starch Sodium phosphate
6 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 1 moderate risk
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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