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Yes — Spicy Chicken is ultra-processed.
Not a great choice for everyday.
This is a seasoned chicken product. It is classified as ultra-processed because it contains flavouring, stabiliser (guar gum), paprika extract, and yeast extract. These industrially extracted additives and flavour-enhancing ingredients indicate an industrial formulation under the NOVA classification. The remaining ingredients, such as chicken, sugar, salt, spices, cornflour, and sunflower oil, do not independently make it ultra-processed.
Other meat & poultry Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Wiltshire Cured Ham Slices
Aldi
Not UPF
Roasted topside of beef slices
Aldi,Specially Selected
Not UPF
5% Fat Beef Mince
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
BBQ Chicken
M&S
Not UPF
Roast Chicken Slices
M&S Food
Not UPF
finest £3. TESCO finest Finely Sliced Apple Wood S
Tesco
Not UPF
Piri Piri Chicken Slices
M&S
Not UPF
Chorizo de leon
Not UPF
Ham
Not UPF
Butter basted chicken breast
M&S
Not UPF
Yes — Spicy Chicken by Sainsburys is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This is a seasoned chicken product. It is classified as ultra-processed because it contains flavouring, stabiliser (guar gum), paprika extract, and yeast extract. These industrially extracted additives and flavour-enhancing ingredients indicate an industrial formulation under the NOVA classification. The remaining ingredients, such as chicken, sugar, salt, spices, cornflour, and sunflower oil, 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.