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Chicken nuggets, from least to most processed

We track 53 chicken nuggets, 87% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Breaded Chicken Nuggets.

What makes chicken nuggets ultra-processed

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

Processed food (7)

  1. 1 Breaded Chicken Nuggets Marks & Spencer 3
  2. 2 Superstars Chicken Nuggets Little Dish 3
  3. 3 Chicken Nuggets Perdue · 22 oz 3
  4. 4 Breaded chicken nuggets Lidl · 250 g 3
  5. 5 Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Chunks Kirkland · 64 oz 3
  6. 6 Chicken Breast Bites liveGfree 3
  7. 7 Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Bites Spicy Just Bare · 24 oz 3

Ultra-processed food (46)

  1. 8 Breaded Chicken Nuggets Sainsbury's 4
  2. 9 Breaded Chicken Nuggets Stamford Street Co. 4
  3. 10 Poppis Orginal Kariniemen · 200 g 4
  4. 11 Dino Nuggets Tyson · 29 oz 4
  5. 12 Birds Eye 12 chicken nuggets with golden wholegrain Birds Eye 4
  6. 13 Chicken breast nuggets, gluten free Tyson · 20 oz 4
  7. 14 chicken nuggets BirdsEye · 44 4
  8. 15 24 Chicken Nuggets Birds Eye 4
  9. 16 Super Duper Chicken Nuggets Kidfresh 4
  10. 17 Crispy Chicken Breast Strips Tyson · 25 oz 4
  11. 18 Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Chunks Just Bare · 64 oz (4 lbs) 4
  12. 19 Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Chunks Kirkland Signature · 64 oz 4
  13. 20 30 Chicken Nuggets Aldi · 450 g 4
  14. 21 Whole Grain Chicken Nuggets Perdue 4
  15. 22 chicken dinosaurs Roosters 4
  16. 23 Chicken Nuggets Guldfågeln 4
  17. 24 Chicken Tenders Caulipower 4
  18. 25 Dinosaur Shaped Chicken Breast Nuggets Breaded Chicken Breast with rib meat Dino Buddies · 5 lbs 4
  19. 26 Breaded Chicken Nuggets Tesco · 1 x 450g/28 nuggets 4
  20. 27 White Meat Chicken Nuggets Tyson 4
  21. 28 Nuggets Tesco 4
  22. 29 Baked Chicken Breast Nuggets Tyson · 25 oz 4
  23. 30 Chicken Nuggets Tesco 4
  24. 31 Chicken Nuggets Janes · 700g 4
  25. 32 british breaded chicken goujons J.James · 270g 4
  26. 33 Chicken nuggets Flevo Gold 4
  27. 34 Eldorado Kyckling Nuggets EldoradoAxfood · 1 kg 4
  28. 35 chicken dippers Birds Eye 4
  29. 36 Breaded Chicken Strips Tesco · 400 g 4
  30. 37 plant-based seven grain crispy tenders Gardein 4
  31. 38 Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets Perdue · 5lbs (2.26kg) 4
  32. 39 Panko Chicken Nuggets Perdue 4
  33. 40 Chicken Breast Dino Nuggets Perdue 4
  34. 41 Chicken nuggets Coop · 500 g 4
  35. 42 Battered chicken dippers Tesco · 450g 4
  36. 43 Vfc chicken tenders VFC 4
  37. 44 Stekta Kycklinginnerlår Kariniemen · 250 g 4
  38. 45 chicken dippers in batter Roosters · 450g 4
  39. 46 Coop X-tra Chicken Nuggets Coop · 1000 g 4
  40. 47 Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets Breaded Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat Great Value · 70 oz 4

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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.