Panera Bread
Flavor:
Napa Almond Chicken Salad Sandwich
Ingredients:
Napa Almond Chicken Salad (Fully Cooked Seasoned Chicken (Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat, Water, Rice Starch, Vinegar, Seasoning [Salt, Rice Starch, Potato Starch, Dextrose And Natural Flavor], Sea Salt, Dextrose, Garlic Powder, And Black Pepper), Chicken Salad Dressing (Soybean Oil, Honey, Cider Vinegar, Water, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Xanthan Gum, Rosemary Extract, Natural Flavor [Mustard Oil]), Fresh Red Seedless Grapes, Celery, Toasted Almonds), Country Rustic Sourdough (Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Enzyme [Corn], Folic Acid), Water, Coarse Whole Wheat Flour, Salt, Yeast (Yeast, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid), Enzyme Blend (Enriched Wheat Flour [Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Microbial Enzymes), Dough Improver (Ascorbic Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Corn Starch), Tomatoes, Emerald Greens (Green Leaf Lettuce Blend), Sea Salt And Black Pepper Blend (Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Canola Oil)
Rating: We Avoid
- 1 out of 5
Ingredient Score:
Rated at 1/5 green leaves, the ‘Panera Bread Napa Almond Chicken Salad Sandwich’ is a choice that falls short of the cleaner food options we aim to promote. This product does not feature organic ingredients and includes genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It also contains added sugars, such as sugar and dextrose, and potentially harmful additives, including various natural flavors, enriched flours, xanthan gum, and corn starch. The presence of canola and soybean oil, both of which we classify as harmful oils, further detracts from its overall score.
The ingredients list for this sandwich begins with a chicken salad made from seasoned chicken that includes additives such as rice starch and vinegar, as well as a chicken salad dressing that features soybean oil and honey. The sandwich also contains fresh red seedless grapes, celery, and toasted almonds. The bread is a country rustic sourdough, made from enriched flour and other components such as yeast and dough improvers.
The presence of non-organic and GMO ingredients is a significant factor in the product’s low rating. The addition of sugars, especially dextrose, raises concerns about the healthfulness of the sandwich. The list of additives, which includes various forms of natural flavor and enriched flour, suggests that the product is far from the clean eating options we endorse. Furthermore, the use of canola and soybean oil, both of which have been flagged as harmful, adds to the reasons for avoidance.
The ‘Panera Bread Napa Almond Chicken Salad Sandwich’ receives the lowest possible score on our green leaf rating system. As a product that includes ingredients that are not in line with our standards for cleaner food options, it is recommended to avoid this sandwich in favor of choices that prioritize organic, non-GMO, and additive-free ingredients.
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