Mandarin Orange Chicken

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Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 27 listed

• 1 breast meat chicken with rib meat —
• 2 Water
  Water intended for human consumption; the most common ingredient in processed foods and beverages. Bottled water is regulated as a food unde…
  Safe
• 3 Fortified Wheat Flour
  Wheat flour to which specific micronutrients (typically iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and folic acid) have been added during milling to…
  Low
• 4 Nicotinic Acid
  Nicotinic acid (niacin or vitamin B3, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid). E375 is the EU additive code for its use as a vitamin/nutrient added to f…
  Low
• 5 Reduced Iron
  Elemental iron powder (Fe) produced by reducing iron oxide with hydrogen or carbon monoxide; used as a food fortificant.
  Low
• 6 Thiamin Mononitrate
  Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…
  Low
• 7 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 8 Folic Acid
  Synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9). Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell fo…
  Low
• 9 Soya Oil
  Vegetable oil extracted from soybeans (Glycine max), typically refined, bleached, and deodorized. High in polyunsaturated fats, particularly…
  Low
• 10 Corn Starch
  Starch isolated from the endosperm of corn kernels. Composed of amylose and amylopectin (glucose polymers).
  Low
• 11 Modified Starch
  Starch from corn, potato, tapioca, wheat, or rice that has been physically, enzymatically, or chemically modified (E1400-E1452) to improve c…
  Low
• 12 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 13 Soy Protein Isolate
  Refined protein extracted from defatted soybean flakes, typically ≥90% protein content.
  Low
• 14 Potassium Carbonate
  Potassium carbonate (K2CO3); alkaline mineral salt.
  Low
• 15 Dextrose
  D-glucose, a simple sugar (monosaccharide). Produced commercially by complete enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn starch.
  Moderate
• 16 Egg
  Whole avian (typically chicken) egg consisting of yolk, white, and shell membrane.
  Safe
• 17 Spice
  A regulatory category (21 CFR 101.22) for aromatic vegetable substances used primarily for seasoning. Excludes onion, garlic, and celery, wh…
  Moderate
• 18 Whey
  Liquid or dried protein-rich byproduct of cheese making, derived from milk.
  Low
• 19 Carrageenan
  Sulfated polysaccharide extracted from red seaweed (Rhodophyceae).
  Moderate
• 20 Tricalcium Phosphate
  Calcium phosphate compound (Ca3(PO4)2) used as anticaking agent, calcium fortificant, and pH regulator.
  Low
• 21 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 22 Distilled Vinegar
  Dilute (~5%) acetic acid solution produced by fermentation and distillation.
  Safe
• 23 Soy Sauce
  Fermented condiment made from soybeans, wheat, salt, and koji culture (Aspergillus).
  Low
• 24 Modified Corn Starch
  Corn starch chemically or physically altered (acid hydrolysis, esterification, etherification, oxidation, or enzymatic treatment) to change …
  Low
• 25 Orange Juice
  Juice expressed from oranges (Citrus sinensis), pasteurized; may be from concentrate or not from concentrate.
  Low
• 26 Orange Essential Oil
  Essential oil cold-pressed from orange peel (Citrus sinensis).
  Safe
• 27 Natural Mandarin Orange Flavour
  Flavoring derived from mandarin (Citrus reticulata) peel oil, juice essence, or natural extractives meeting the FDA definition of 'natural f…
  Low