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Yes — Chicken Tikka Masala with Pilau Rice is ultra-processed.
Not ideal for everyday eating because it is a ready-to-eat UPF meal.
This ready-to-eat chicken tikka masala meal is ultra-processed because it contains the pre-identified UPF ingredient paprika extract, used as a colour, in the sauce and marinated chicken. The product is also a ready-to-eat processed meal. Other ingredients, such as rice, vegetables, spices, dairy, chicken, rapeseed oil, sugar, and cornflour, do not independently make it UPF under the specified criteria.
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Yes — Chicken Tikka Masala with Pilau Rice by Chef Select is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This ready-to-eat chicken tikka masala meal is ultra-processed because it contains the pre-identified UPF ingredient paprika extract, used as a colour, in the sauce and marinated chicken. The product is also a ready-to-eat processed meal. Other ingredients, such as rice, vegetables, spices, dairy, chicken, rapeseed oil, sugar, and cornflour, do not independently make it UPF under the specified criteria.
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.