Is 1001 Delights Shish taouk chicken skewer ultra-processed?

Chickens Sold in Sweden and Spain

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Glucose

53 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed chickens

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Didig verwijderen, Va erk en handen grondig wassen, Bewaaradvies (koelkast (max, +7°c)), 1 dag, vriesvak of ijsblokjesvak (6°C, 3 dagen), vriesvak (12°c, 2 weken), vriesvak of diepvries (bewaren bij-18°C, Ongeopend), ten minste houdbaar tot (zie zijkant, Na ontdooiing niet opnieuw invriezen, Voor consumptie door en door verhitten, FR, BE Viande de poulet marinée), piquée sur une broche en bois, surgelée, Ingrédients (viande de poulet 91%), marinade (processing marker) 9% (eau, sel de cuisine, épices 1.3% (paprika, farine de moutarde, ail, oignons, persil, origan, romarin, coriandre, cumin, thym, marjolaine), sucre, maltodextrine, extraits d'épices, dextrose (ultra-processing marker), lait fermenté en poudre écrémé, extrait de levure, protéines végétales hydrolysées colza, maïs), sel, graisses végétales (colza, palme)

As written on the pack

Didig verwijderen. Va erk en handen grondig wassen. Bewaaradvies: koelkast (max. +7°C): 1 dag; *vriesvak of ijsblokjesvak (-6°C): 3 dagen; **vriesvak (-12°C): 2 weken; ***vriesvak of diepvries: bewaren bij-18°C. Ongeopend, ten minste houdbaar tot: zie zijkant. Na ontdooiing niet opnieuw invriezen. Voor consumptie door en door verhitten. FR/BE Viande de poulet marinée, piquée sur une broche en bois, *surgelée. Ingrédients: 91% viande de poulet, 9% marinade (eau, sel de cuisine, 1,3% épices (paprika, farine de moutarde, ail, oignons, persil, origan, romarin, coriandre, cumin, thym, marjolaine), sucre, maltodextrine, extraits d'épices, dextrose, lait fermenté en poudre écrémé, extrait de levure, protéines végétales hydrolysées colza, maïs), sel, graisses végétales (colza, palme).

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 356 chickens

From least to most processed, this one ranks 182nd. 74% of the chickens here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 356 chickens, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20053567, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.