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Wendy’s

Flavor:

Crispy Chicken Sandwich

Ingredients:

Crispy Chicken Patty: Chicken Breast with Rib Meat, Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphates. Breaded With: Wheat Flour, Water, Bleached Wheat Flour, Rice Flour, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Spices, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Yeast, Spice Extractives, Extractives of Paprika, Extractives of Celery, Less than 2% of the Following: Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Natural Flavors, Yeast Extract, Dehydrated Onion, Chicken Fat, Chicken Broth, Extractives of Turmeric, Maltodextrin, Gum Arabic. Breading Set In Vegetable Oil. Cooked In Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Canola, Corn and/or Cottonseed), Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Dimethylpolysiloxane (Anti- Foaming Agent). CONTAINS: WHEAT. COOKED IN THE SAME OIL AS MENU ITEMS THAT CONTAIN WHEAT, MILK, EGG, SOY, SESAME, AND FISH.

Sandwich Bun: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup and/or Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Soybean Oil, Yeast, Salt, Yellow Corn Flour, Colors (Annatto and Turmeric), Contains less than 2% of each of the following: Calcium Propionate (Added as a Preservative), Cultured Wheat Flour, Dextrin, Dough Conditioners (Contains One or More of the Following: Ascorbic Acid [Vitamin C], Calcium Iodate, Calcium Peroxide, Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate, Calcium Sulfate, Datem, Distilled Monoglycerides, Enzymes, Ethoxylated Monoglycerides and Diglycerides, Monoglycerides and/or Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate [SSL]), Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor, Wheat Flour, Whole Grain Corn Flour, Yeast Foods (Contains One or More of the Following: Ammonium Sulfate, Calcium Carbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Sesame Flour. CONTAINS WHEAT, SESAME.

Lettuce: Lettuce

Mayonnaise: Soybean Oil, Water, Egg Yolks, Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Seed, Calcium Disodium EDTA (To Protect Flavor). CONTAINS: EGG.

Rating: We Avoid

Ingredient Score:

Rated at 1/5 green leaves, the Wendy’s Crispy Chicken Sandwich falls short in offering a cleaner food option. This sandwich is not made with organic ingredients and contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The list of ingredients features added sugars, including sugar and fructose, as well as the more concerning high fructose corn syrup, which has been heavily deducted for in the evaluation.

Further analysis reveals the presence of potentially harmful additives like natural flavor, diglycerides, enriched flour, monoglycerides, calcium disodium EDTA, corn starch, and DATEM. Maltodextrin, another ingredient, is marked as a known harmful additive. The sandwich also includes oils that are considered detrimental to health, such as canola, soybean, and unspecified vegetable oils.

The Wendy’s Crispy Chicken Sandwich’s crispy chicken patty is made from chicken breast with added water, salt, and sodium phosphates, then breaded with a mix of flours, starches, leavening agents, spices, and other ingredients set in vegetable oil. The sandwich is cooked in a blend of oils that include soybean, canola, corn, cottonseed, and hydrogenated soybean oil, with dimethylpolysiloxane as an anti-foaming agent.

The accompanying sandwich bun is made from enriched flour and includes high fructose corn syrup or sugar, among other ingredients, and is preserved with calcium propionate. Lettuce is the only single-ingredient item in the sandwich. The mayonnaise contains soybean oil, egg yolks, corn syrup, and calcium disodium EDTA.

Due to the presence of these ingredients, the Wendy’s Crispy Chicken Sandwich is not recommended for those seeking cleaner, healthier food options. The evaluation of this product is based on its composition and the use of various additives and non-organic materials, leading to its low green leaf rating. Those seeking healthier alternatives should consider this rating when making their food choices.