Chick-fil-A has some work to do Food dyes aren't necessary, but they're added simply for visual appeal. A grape-flavored drink wouldn't be grape without being purple, right? (Read that with sarcasm.) Chick-fil-A uses vegetable juice for coloring in some of its menu items, but it's not completely dye. By Jake Beardslee July 9, 2025 7 Chick-fil-A Menu Items at Risk Under FDA's Artificial Dye Crackdown In April 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the health initiative led by HHS Secretary Robert F.
Kennedy Jr., announced a plan to phase out eight synthetic food dyes by the end of 2026. Background: After writing several blog posts about how many controversial ingredients are used at Chick-fil-A (TBHQ - an ingredient derived from butane, artificial food dyes, MSG, living conditions of their chickens, etc), the fast. Chick-fil-A says it's removing high.
This is a common and well-documented phenomenon in cooking. Furthermore, if Chick-fil-A were using paint to create grill marks on their chicken, it would undoubtedly be a serious violation of food safety regulations. The use of paint on food products is not only deceptive but can also be hazardous to consumers' health.
Additionally, a recent study found that high levels of MSG also caused severe effects in fruit flies, leading to premature death in a significant number of them. Does Chick-fil-A really need all these toxic ingredients to make their sandwiches? Of course not. But most of these ingredients make their food addicting so we keep coming back for more.
The answer to the question is 17 chemicals. While the exact number may vary slightly depending on the specific ingredients, a Chick-Fil-A sandwich generally contains about 17 different chemicals. These chemicals include preservatives, food coloring agents, flavor enhancers, and other additives commonly used in the food industry.
Chick-fil-A has announced that it is following the call of consumers to reduce the amount of artificial ingredients in their food products. The company will remove high-fructose corn syrup and artificial dyes from many of its items, according to The Huffington Post. There are close to 100 ingredients in a typical Chick-fil-A sandwhich, majority of them with serious health consequences I've already talked about some of the ingredients found in a Chick-fil-A sandwich - food coloring, refined grains, MSG, GMO Corn in past posts.
I want to talk about some of the other preservatives here today.