Is CHICKEN BACON RANCH BITES Vegetarian?

No. This product is not vegetarian as it lists 6 ingredients that derive from meat or fish and 7 ingredients that could could derive from meat or fish depending on the source.

Why it's not vegetarian

  • fully cooked bacon bits
  • smoked pork fat
  • bacon fat
  • bacon bits
  • white chicken meat
  • cooked white meat chicken
  • cured with water
  • dextrose
  • natural flavor
  • natural smoke flavor
  • +3 more

fully cooked bacon bits

Dietitian note

Bacon is a salted pork product that comes from the belly of a pig.

Note by Rhyan Geiger, RDN

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Ingredients

WATER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR,COOKED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN (WHITE CHICKEN MEAT, WATER, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURED, SALT, ENZYMES), YELLOW CORN FLOUR, FULLY COOKED BACON BITS (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM NITRITE. MAY ALSO CONTAIN SMOKE FLAVORING, DEXTROSE, BROWN SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FLAVORING), GREEN ONIONS, SOFT CREAM CHEESE BLEND (MILK, CREAM CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE], PALM OIL, CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, MILKFAT, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, LACTIC ACID, APOCAROTENAL [COLOR]), RANCH SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, BUTTERMILK, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SOUR CREAM [CREAM, CULTURES, LACTIC ACID], SUGAR, CULTURED NONFAT MILK, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, CITRIC ACID, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], SPICES, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, LACTIC ACID, WHEY, DEXTRIN, VINEGAR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, LIPOLYZED CREAM [BUTTER, NONFAT MILK]), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: DRIED ONION, DRIED GARLIC, BUTTERMILK POWDER, NONFAT DRY MILK, SPICE EXTRACTS, DRIED WHEY, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), BACON FAT AND BACON BITS [CONTAINS NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE], SALT, SILICON DIOXIDE, HYDROLYZED CORN GLUTEN, SOY PROTEIN AND WHEAT GLUTEN, NATURAL FLAVOR [CONTAINS NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR], DISODIUM INOSINATE, SMOKED PORK FAT), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, METHYLCELLULOSE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, DEXTROSE, YEAST, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, SUGAR, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, CARAMEL COLOR. PREFRIED IN VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED).

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What is a Vegetarian diet?

A vegetarian diet eliminates meat, poultry, and fish but typically includes dairy, eggs, and plant-based foods. People adopt it for ethical, environmental, or health reasons. This diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, and seeds as key nutrient sources. Vegetarians often get protein from eggs, tofu, beans, and lentils. It can offer health benefits such as reduced risk of heart disease and improved weight management, though attention should be given to nutrients like iron, zinc, and vitamin B12. With proper planning, a vegetarian diet can be both nutritionally complete and sustainable.

About this product

Snack · Nugget, Piece

Flavor
SavorySaltyMeaty
Texture
CreamySoft
Commonly used for
SnackingOn The GoLunchSandwich