The freezer · 2 to 5 years

Chicken Nuggets

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14 of the 14 chicken nuggets products we captured are scored so far, from the shortlist with the strongest label data.

Store ranging is not captured yet. Draft scoring, pending APD review.

Allergies· 2 flagged

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In this aisle for 2 to 5 years we look for less salt.

Best pick

Ingham's Ingham’s Free Range Chicken Breast Nuggets 400g

Plain, 4.5g sugar, 8.9g fat.

Lower in salt than most in this aisle and good protein for a 2 to 5 year old.

Salt (sodium) is inside the line247mg/100g

Good protein13g/100g

Lower in saturated fat1.1g/100g

Full details See pack ↗

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Draft scoring, pending APD review. Nothing here is published parent advice yet.

Label datathe maker's own site

Last updated5 July 2026

The pack always wins if it disagrees with this page.

Pick 2

Woolworths Chicken Breast Crumbed Nuggets

15.1g protein, 13.0g fat.

Good protein and lower in salt than most in this aisle for a 2 to 5 year old.

Salt (sodium) is inside the line351mg/100g

Good protein15.1g/100g

Lower in saturated fat1.8g/100g

Full details See pack ↗

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Draft scoring, pending APD review. Nothing here is published parent advice yet.

Label dataa public food database

Last updated4 July 2026

The pack always wins if it disagrees with this page.

Pick 3

Chicken+plant real chicken nuggets

2.2g fibre, 0.5g sugar.

Lower in salt than most in this aisle and good protein for a 2 to 5 year old.

Salt (sodium) is inside the line322mg/100g

Less protein than the best here11.9g/100g

More saturated fat than the best here2.1g/100g

Full details See pack ↗

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Draft scoring, pending APD review. Nothing here is published parent advice yet.

Label dataa public food database

Last updated4 July 2026

The pack always wins if it disagrees with this page.

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Also fine

good buys, just not the top three

roosters chicken dinosaurs

Plain, 1.9g fibre, 16.8g fat.

Coles Tempura chicken nuggets

1.2g fibre, 16.4g protein.

Gardein plant-based seven grain crispy tenders

Plain, 39mg calcium, 0.0g sugar.

Woolworths Crumbed Chicken Nuggets

9.8g fat, 14.1g protein.

Ingham's Ingham’s Tempura Chicken Breast Nuggets 600g

Plain, 9.4g fat, 12.9g protein.

Ingham's Ingham’s Crumbed Chicken Chipees 1kg

Skip these ones · 4, each with its plain reason

Black & Gold Chicken nuggetsskip

Higher in salt than we look for at this age.

Coles Chicken nuggetsskip

We do not have full nutrition information for this one yet.

Ingham's Ingham’s Chicken Breast Chipees Original 400gskip

Higher in salt than we look for at this age.

Ingham's Ingham’s Chicken Breast Nuggets Original 1kgskip

Higher in salt than we look for at this age.