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Shoprite Specialty, Meatless Chicken Style Plant-Based Nuggets: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Shoprite

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Shoprite specialty, meatless chicken style plant-based nuggets received a Longevity Score of 68 out of 100 (occasional choice). Plant-based protein with moderate protein and sodium, but built on refined wheat, sunflower oil, and several additives rather than whole foods. Strengths include plant protein source with 11g protein per serving, moderate saturated fat at 1.5g per serving, and low sugar at 1g per serving, while main considerations include ultra-processed build with wheat protein isolates and gums, refined wheat flour and cornflake coating with low fiber, and sunflower oil and multiple additives including methylcellulose.

Longevity Score 68/100

What helped the score?

  • Plant protein source with 11g protein per serving
  • Moderate saturated fat at 1.5g per serving
  • Low sugar at 1g per serving

What held the score back?

  • Ultra-processed build with wheat protein isolates and gums
  • Refined wheat flour and cornflake coating with low fiber
  • Sunflower oil and multiple additives including methylcellulose

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Shoprite Specialty, Meatless Chicken Style Plant-Based Nuggets
Category
Meat & Poultry (source: Vegetarian Frozen Meats)
GTIN / UPC
00041190411740
Serving size
80 g (4 pieces)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Shoprite

Specialty, Meatless Chicken Style Plant-Based Nuggets

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Plant-based protein with moderate protein and sodium, but built on refined wheat, sunflower oil, and several additives rather than whole foods.

What Stands Out

High Protein

11g protein

22% DV

Low Fiber

1g fiber

3% DV

Refined Grains

Multiple refined starches and f…

Added Sweetener

Sugar and barley malt extract i…

Contains Seed Oils

Sunflower oil

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Plant protein source with 11g protein per serving
  • Moderate saturated fat at 1.5g per serving
  • Low sugar at 1g per serving

Key Concerns

  • Ultra-processed build with wheat protein isolates and gums
  • Refined wheat flour and cornflake coating with low fiber
  • Sunflower oil and multiple additives including methylcellulose

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

vegetable protein (wheat protein, pea protein, wheat gluten)

Whole-food ingredients

Pea protein and whole pea starch present

Processing signals

Isolated vegetable and wheat proteinsCornflake breadingMultiple refined starches and floursNatural flavors and yeast extract

Additives

MethylcellulosePotassium lactateBamboo fiberNatural flavors

Seed oils

Sunflower oil

Added sweeteners

Sugar and barley malt extract in cornflake coating

Ingredients

Ingredient list

VEGETABLE PROTEINS (WATER, WHEAT PROTEIN, WHEAT FLOUR), CORNFLAKES (CORN, SUGAR, SALT, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT), WATER, SUNFLOWER OIL, WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEAT FLOUR (CONTAINS GLUTEN), PEA STARCH, PEA PROTEIN, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, YEAST EXTRACT, BAMBOO FIBER, SPICES, METHYLCELLULOSE, POTASSIUM LACTATE.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

240

12% DV

Total Carbs

21g

8% DV

Protein

11g

22% DV

Saturated Fat

1.5g

8% DV

Fiber

1g

3% DV

Net Carbs

20g

7% DV

Sugar

1g

Added Sugar

1g

2% DV

Total Fat

12g

15% DV

Sodium

400mg

17% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

10.5g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories24012% DV
Total Carbs21g8% DV
Protein11g22% DV
Saturated Fat1.5g8% DV
Fiber1g3% DV
Net Carbs20g7% DV
Sugar1g—
Added Sugar1g2% DV
Total Fat12g15% DV
Sodium400mg17% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat10.5g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Low fiber (1g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sodium (400mg)

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Higher protein (11g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener signals (Sugar and barley malt extract in cornflake coating)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Helpful protein (11g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (21g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Shoprite Specialty, Meatless Chicken Style Plant-Based Nuggets highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Ultra-processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Shoprite Specialty, Meatless Chicken Style Plant-Based Nuggets shows about 0.96g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Shoprite Specialty, Meatless Chicken Style Plant-Based Nuggets: 1g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar and barley malt extract in cornflake coating. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Plant protein source with 11g protein per serving; Moderate saturated fat at 1.5g per serving; Low sugar at 1g per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Ultra-processed build with wheat protein isolates and gums; Refined wheat flour and cornflake coating with low fiber; Sunflower oil and multiple additives including methylcellulose.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same meat & poultry differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Meat & Poultry, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

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