Healthy eating reflection

BACON RANCH JUNIOR CHICKEN

Premium Ranch Sauce

water
soybean oil
glucose solids
buttermilk powder
vinegar
frozen egg yolk
sugar
salt
modified corn starch
garlic powder
chives
modified tapioca starch
natural flavour
onion powder
parsley
lactic acid
sodium gluconate

xanthan gum

potassium chloride

sodium benzoate

propylene glycol alginate

concentrated lemon juice

calcium disodium EDTA

It is also used as achelating agent, a steel surface cleaning agent, a cleaning agent for glass bottles, and as
a chelating agent for cement, plating and alumina dyeing industries
Xanthan gum is a natural plant product used to help thicken, stabilize and blend (or emulsify) foods. Xanthan
gum can be found in many food products, including salad dressings, sauces and cheese spreads.
a flavor enhancer, flavoring agent, nutrient supplement, pH control agent, and stabilizer or thickener.

potassium sorbate
Potassium sorbate is a common food preservative used in a wide variety of foods, including salad dressings,
bakery products and processed cheeses. It helps to slow spoilage and maintain a foods shelf-life without
affecting taste, colour or flavour.
It has the ability to deprive the cells of oxygen, break down the immune system and cause cancer. Food
preservative
Propylene glycol alginate is a plant-based ingredient made from kelp or algae. Its used as a thickener in
foods, including sauces and salad dressings.

Junior Chicken Patty

It inhibits rancidity (disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats) in salad

dressings,mayonnaise, sauces, and sandwich spreads.

chicken meat
water
chicken skin
salt
sodium phosphates
breaded with:
wheat flour
water
toasted wheat crumbs
modified corn starch
salt
spice
wheat gluten
garlic powder
baking powder
flavour
silicon dioxide
Affectionately known as sand. Its used in a lot of things as a flow agent.

vegetable oil
cooked in 100% vegetable oil

Bacon Slice

pork bacon
water
salt
sugar
smoke flavouring
sodium phosphate

sodium erythorbate

sodium nitrite

An emulsifier is added to allow for the uniform dispersion of two or more ingredients that would
otherwise be immiscible
Sodium erythorbate is often used in cured meats to help maintain their colour and flavour, as well as speed
up the curing process. On store shelves, you may find this ingredient in bacon, deli meats and hot dogs.
Sodium nitrite is an important preservative used in cured meats such as bacon, hot dogs, ham and other deli
meats. Although its used only in small amounts, its important for food safety because it helps prevent
botulism, a severe type of food poisoning, by blocking the growth of harmful bacteria. It also gives cured
meats their characteristic colour and flavour

Regular Bun

enriched wheat flour

water
sugar and/or glucose-fructose

yeast
vegetable oil
salt
calcium sulphate
calcium propionate

Monoglycerides

enzymes
azodicarbonamide

BHT

sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

wheat gluten
inactive yeast
sorbitol

dextrin
malted barley flour
ascorbic acid
citric acid
calcium stearate

Calcium propionate is used to maintain freshness, colour, flavour and texture. At the grocery store, you may
find it in breads, buns and other bakery products to keep them fresh and soft over time, while preventing
mould growth.
Monoglycerides and diglycerides are fats used as emulsifiers, which means theyre used to help blend
ingredients that would not otherwise mix well, such as oil and water. They help give foods a smooth and
consistent texture by preventing the separation of ingredients. You can find mono- and diglycerides in foods
such as bakery products, ice cream, whipped toppings and margarine.

Azodicarbonamide (ADA) is an ingredient used in our baked goods as a dough conditioner to enhance the
strength, elasticity and tolerance of bread dough. Health Canada considers it safe and approves the addition
of ADA to flour. It is commonly used in wheat flour by Canadian flour mills.
BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) is a Health Canada approved ingredient used to help prevent fats and oils
from spoiling, while preserving the foods odour, colour and flavour. It can be found in shortening, cereals
and other foods containing fats and oils.
food additive

wheat starch
calcium peroxide
Calcium peroxide is approved by Health Canada to whiten flour. It can also improve and strengthen the
texture of bread dough and help produce softer bread.

Sorbitol is a sweetener that is less sweet than table sugar and has the benefit of containing about one-third
fewer calories. It has a sweet, cool and pleasant taste and is used in many food products including sugarfree ice creams, desserts and chewing gum. Its also found naturally in small amounts in some fruits .

a flow agent in powders including some foods (such as Smarties)

calcium iodate
food processing adjuncts, food colors, sanitizing agents

silicon dioxide

Lettuce

Iceberg lettuce