Yes — The Chicken Club is ultra-processed.
Contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives, including palm oil (pre-identified UPF ingredient), emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), stabiliser (pentasodium triphosphate), preservative (sodium nitrite), and malted barley flour used as a processed flavour/texture enhancer. These industrial additives place it in the ultra-processed (NOVA 4) category.
Other ready meals Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Broccoli & Cheddar Soup
By sainsbury's
Not UPF
Pinsa, Tomato & Mozarella
Crosta&Mollica
Not UPF
Leek, Potato & West Country Cheddar
Tesco
Not UPF
Reduced Fat Coleslaw
M&S
Not UPF
Fresh & herby wheat berries lentils & green vegetables
Waitrose
Not UPF
Semi-dried tomato pizza
Deluxe,Lidl
Not UPF
Classic Margherita Stonebaked
Tesco
Not UPF
mixed bean salad
Morrisons
Not UPF
Yes — The Chicken Club by Tesco is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives, including palm oil (pre-identified UPF ingredient), emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), stabiliser (pentasodium triphosphate), preservative (sodium nitrite), and malted barley flour used as a processed flavour/texture enhancer. These industrial additives place it in the ultra-processed (NOVA 4) category.
Nomi flags 2 ingredients in The Chicken Club as ultra-processed markers: emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), palm oil. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
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.