Yes — Tomato & Basil Chicken is ultra-processed.
The product contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives according to NOVA: cornflour (an isolated refined starch), potato starch (isolated starch), garlic 5% extract and basil extract (extracted concentrated flavour compounds). These extracted/isolated additives go beyond basic culinary ingredients, so the overall product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF).
Other ready meals Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
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
Garlic and herbs chicken kievs
Birchwood Farm
Not UPF
Lamb Moussaka
Sainsburys
Not UPF
Yes — Tomato & Basil Chicken by Sainsbury's is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives according to NOVA: cornflour (an isolated refined starch), potato starch (isolated starch), garlic 5% extract and basil extract (extracted concentrated flavour compounds). These extracted/isolated additives go beyond basic culinary ingredients, so the overall product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF).
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.