Chicken thighs, from least to most processed

We track 11 chicken thighs, 82% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Oakham Gold Chicken Thighs.

What makes chicken thighs ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (2)

  1. 1 Oakham Gold Chicken Thighs M&S Food · 600 g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 British chicken thighs Birchwood · 1 kg NOVA group 1

Ultra-processed food (9)

  1. 3 Asian Style Chicken Thighs Marks And Spencer NOVA group 4
  2. 4 Roasted British Chicken Thighs M&S Food · 445 g NOVA group 4
  3. 5 Korean style spicy chicken thighs Marks & Spencer · 600g NOVA group 4
  4. 6 Chicken wings hot Land Mark (Penny) NOVA group 4
  5. 7 Culinea Örtmarinerade kycklingben och -lår Culinea · 1100 g NOVA group 4
  6. 8 Marinerad Kyckling Coop · 1100g NOVA group 4
  7. 9 BBQ-Marinerade Kycklingben och -lår Culinea · 1100g NOVA group 4
  8. 10 Southern Fried Chicken Thigh Fillet Burgers Roosters · 300g NOVA group 4
  9. 11 Isn't Chicken Thighs This · 220 g NOVA group 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.