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Wendy’s

Flavor:

Maple Bacon Chicken Croissant

Ingredients:

Breakfast Chicken: Chicken Breast Fillets with Rib Meat, Water, Seasoning (Sea Salt, Sugar, Oat Bran, Oat Fiber, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavors, Chicken Meat, Corn Syrup Solids, Modified Corn Starch, Spice, Corn Maltodextrin, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Gum Arabic), Modified Food Starch, Sodium Phosphates. Breaded with: Bleached Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Water, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Sea Salt, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Spices, Extractives of Paprika, Rice Flour, Salt, Less than 2% of the Following: Modified Corn Starch, Wheat Gluten, Natural Flavors (Including Extractives of Celery Seed), Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Yeast, 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 (To Reduce Foaming). CONTAINS: WHEAT. COOKED IN THE SAME OIL AS MENU ITEMS THAT CONTAIN WHEAT, MILK, EGG, SOY, SESAME, AND FISH.

Croissant: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Enzymes, Ascorbic Acid, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Butter (Cream, Natural Flavor), Sugar, Yeast, Contains 2% or Less of Whole Milk Powder, Salt, Modified Food Starch, Dough Conditioner (Vital Wheat Gluten, Xanthan Gum, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes (Xylanase and Alpha-Amylase]). CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK. MAY CONTAIN: SESAME. BUNS ARE TOASTED IN A COMMON TOASTER WITH PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN WHEAT, SOY, MILK, SESAME.

Maple Honey Butter Spread: Sugar, Canola Oil, Butter (Cream, Salt), Honey, Soybean Oil, Maple Syrup, Water, Contains less than 2% of: Cornstarch, Salt, Natural Flavor (Milk), Mono & Diglycerides, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3. CONTAINS: MILK

Applewood Smoked Bacon: Bacon cured with Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite.

Rating: We Avoid

Ingredient Score:

Rated at 1/5 green leaves, the Wendy’s Maple Bacon Chicken Croissant is a food product that we recommend consumers avoid. This breakfast sandwich is not organic and includes genetically modified ingredients, which already diminishes its standing on our scale. The presence of added sugars, particularly corn syrup, raises concerns about its healthfulness. Moreover, the sandwich contains a range of additives like natural flavors, diglycerides, and enriched flour, which we consider potentially harmful. Ingredients such as sodium nitrite and maltodextrin, categorized as known harmful additives, further lower its score.

The breakfast chicken component of the sandwich is made with chicken breast fillets and a variety of seasoning, including corn syrup solids and modified food starch. It is breaded with several types of flour and spices, with the breading set in a mix of vegetable oils that include soybean and canola. The croissant includes enriched flour and butter, with additives like xanthan gum and ascorbic acid. The presence of wheat and milk in the croissant could be of concern for those with allergies or sensitivities.

The maple honey butter spread, which adds a sweet flavor to the sandwich, lists sugar and canola oil as primary ingredients, alongside maple syrup and honey. This spread also contains natural flavor, which is considered a potentially harmful additive on our scale.

Lastly, the applewood smoked bacon is cured with ingredients such as sodium phosphate and sodium nitrite, the latter of which contributes to the product’s low score due to its classification as a harmful additive.

Given the combination of non-organic ingredients, GMOs, added sugars, and harmful additives, the Wendy’s Maple Bacon Chicken Croissant earns its 1/5 green leaves rating. Our analysis suggests that this product does not align with the goal of providing cleaner food options and is best left off the menu for those seeking healthier choices.