Woolworths Crumbed Dino Chicken Nuggets | Chewsday Review

These dinosaur nuggets are stomping their way into freezers everywhere, but are they roar-some or just more crumb than cluck? Let's dig in!

Ingredients

RSPCA approved chicken (50%), crumb coating (44%) (water, wheat flour, canola oil, thickener (1404), salt, yeast, sugar, wheat gluten, natural colours (curcumin, paprika oleoresins, turmeric), vegetable gum (guar gum), yeast extract, spices (wheat)), water, seasoning (wheat).
These nuggets contain 50% chicken, which is typical for most chicken nuggets.
The other ingredients are mostly related to the crumb.
Allergens: Gluten, wheat.
May contain: Milk, soy.

Positives

Sodium is within my target range at 340mg per 100g. This is lower than Ingham’s Tempura Chicken Nuggets (455mg per 100g) and Aldi Farmwood Chicken Breast T-Rex Bites (500mg per 100g), but still slightly higher than Steggles Chicken Dino Snacks (320mg per 100g).
The saturated fat at 1.5g per 100g is within my target – this is typical of most nuggets.
Although they do contain some added sugar, at 2.1g per 100g they are still well within my guidelines.
These are one of the cheaper chicken nuggets on the market at $9 per kg, in comparison to Ingham’s Tempura Chicken Nuggets ($12 per kg) and Steggles Tempura Chicken Dino Snacks ($14 per kg).

Negatives

Total fat is slightly above my guidelines, at 12.2g per 100g. Aldi Farmwood Chicken Breast T-Rex Bites and Steggles Tempura Chicken Dino Snacks contain less total fat, at 5.8g and 7.6g per 100g.
The chicken content could be higher, as these nuggets contain the minimum amount that I recommend looking for (50% or more). Woolworths Chicken Breast Bites have the highest chicken content I’ve reviewed, containing 75% chicken.

Marketing

The dinosaur shape is sure to catch your kids’ eyes in the shop!
“Source of protein”. These nuggets do contain a decent amount of protein per serve, but remember that most Australian kids eat enough protein to easily exceed their protein requirements.
“No artificial colours or flavours.” True, but this is pretty standard for packaged products.
“Made in Australia from at least 95% Australian ingredients”. Tick!

Alternatives

Overall, these nuggets are a typical dinosaur chicken nugget and are similar to others on the market. If you’re after dinosaur-shaped nuggets in particular, I’d choose the Steggles Tempura Chicken Dino Snacks due to the higher chicken content and lower sodium.
If you’re looking for a regular nugget product with a higher chicken content, the Woolworths Crumbed Chicken Breast Nuggets or Coles Tempura Chicken Nuggets are a budget-friendly option, and the Woolworths Chicken Breast Bites, containing 75% chicken, but these will cost you more.
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The composition of food products changes regularly. The nutritional values of the products in this Chewsday Review were correct at the time of publishing.