No — Chicken breast is not ultra-processed.
The ingredient list contains only 'chicken', which is a single whole food with no additives, refined ingredients, or industrial formulations. According to NOVA, this is an unprocessed or minimally processed food, not an ultra-processed product.
Other meat & poultry products Nomi has analysed ingredient by ingredient.
Chorizo Ring
Sainsbury's
UPF
Crispy breaded chicken tenders
Marks & Spencer
UPF
Pork sausages
Richmond
UPF
Pork Sausages
Tesco Finest, Tesco
UPF
4 Chicken Burgers
Birds Eye
Not UPF
Naked Good Little Chipolatas
Finnebrogue
UPF
roasted turkey breast slices
premier deli
UPF
Pork puffs
The Curators
UPF
Beechwood Smoked Pork Frankfurters
Herta
UPF
Berlinki Classic
Morliny,Berlinki
UPF
No — Chicken breast by Ashfield is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list contains only 'chicken', which is a single whole food with no additives, refined ingredients, or industrial formulations. According to NOVA, this is an unprocessed or minimally processed food, not an ultra-processed product.
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.