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Yes — Roast Chicken Breast is ultra-processed.
Not a great choice for everyday.
This roast chicken product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial additives and processed ingredients: modified maize starch, xanthan gum (a thickener), dextrose, diphosphates and triphosphates (stabilisers), polyphosphates, yeast extract powder, and sodium acetates/calcium acetate (preservatives). The pre-identified UPF ingredients—modified maize starch and the stabilisers diphosphates and triphosphates—are sufficient to classify it as UPF. These additives are used to alter texture, retain moisture, enhance flavour, and extend shelf life beyond simply roasting chicken with salt.
Other meat & poultry Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Rare roast beef
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Spoilt pig bacon
Spoilt pig
Not UPF
The best wiltshire cured ham
Morrisons
Not UPF
British Chicken Breast Fillets
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
British Cooked Chicken Skinless Breast Slices
Waitrose
Not UPF
Caramelised Onion Pork Sausages
Lidl
Not UPF
Free Range Apple Wood Smoked Turkey Breast
Waitrose
Not UPF
Prosciutto By Sainsburys
Sainsburys
Not UPF
Yes — Roast Chicken Breast by Glensallagh is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This roast chicken product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial additives and processed ingredients: modified maize starch, xanthan gum (a thickener), dextrose, diphosphates and triphosphates (stabilisers), polyphosphates, yeast extract powder, and sodium acetates/calcium acetate (preservatives). The pre-identified UPF ingredients—modified maize starch and the stabilisers diphosphates and triphosphates—are sufficient to classify it as UPF. These additives are used to alter texture, retain moisture, enhance flavour, and extend shelf life beyond simply roasting chicken with salt.
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.