Is it ultra-processed?
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Butter chicken, from least to most processed

We track 10 butter chicken, 50% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Butter Chicken curry.

What makes butter chicken ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of butter chicken that contain each:

Processed food (5)

  1. 1 Butter Chicken curry What’s for tonight? · 800g 3
  2. 2 Classic Butter Chicken The Spice Tailor · 300g 3
  3. 3 Butter Chicken M&S Food · 400 g e 3
  4. 4 Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice Trader Joe's · 12.5oz 3
  5. 5 Butter Chicken Curry Cook 3

Ultra-processed food (5)

  1. 6 Butter Chicken Waitrose 4
  2. 7 Charlie Bingham's butter chicken curry & pilau rice Charlie Bingham · 812g 4
  3. 8 Indian Delhi Butter Chicken M&S Collection · 250g 4
  4. 9 Butter Chicken Aldi · 460 g 4
  5. 10 Butter Chicken Deep Indian Kitchen 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.