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Yes — Chicken Kievs is ultra-processed.
Not a great choice for everyday.
Chicken Kievs are ultra-processed because they contain yeast extract, a flavor enhancer, and malted barley flour, an industrially processed extract used to enhance flavor. The product is also a ready-to-eat processed food, which supports its ultra-processed classification. Fortified wheat flour, butter, rapeseed oil, sugar, garlic, herbs, spices, salt, and standard nutrients such as calcium, iron, niacin, and thiamin do not independently make it ultra-processed.
Other meat & poultry Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Chicken kievs
Birchwood
Not UPF
Hoisin Duck Sushi
Tesco
Not UPF
Katsu curry chicken
Tesco
Not UPF
Naked Chicken Burrito Bowl
Marks And Spencers
Not UPF
Slow Cooked Mexican Style Tender British Beef
Marks & Spencer,M&S Food
Not UPF
BBQ Chicken
Asda
Not UPF
Beef Quarter Pounders
Braemoor
Not UPF
Charlie Bighams Chicken Kiev
Charlie Bighams
Not UPF
Chicken breast en croute
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Chicken Tikka Biryani
By sainsbury's
Not UPF
Yes — Chicken Kievs by Marks & Spencers, Marks & Spencer is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Chicken Kievs are ultra-processed because they contain yeast extract, a flavor enhancer, and malted barley flour, an industrially processed extract used to enhance flavor. The product is also a ready-to-eat processed food, which supports its ultra-processed classification. Fortified wheat flour, butter, rapeseed oil, sugar, garlic, herbs, spices, salt, and standard nutrients such as calcium, iron, niacin, and thiamin do not independently make it ultra-processed.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.