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Is Aldi Specially Selected King Prawn, Chicken & Chorizo Paella ultra-processed?

800g Paella Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Specially Selected King Prawn, Chicken & Chorizo Paella

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 74 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed paella

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

Risotto Rice (Risotto Rice, Water, Red Pepper, Peas, Paprika Powder, Turmeric), tomato sauce 27% (Tomato, Water, Tomato Passata, Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Tomato Purée, Chorizo (Pork, Salt, Paprika Powder, Smoked Paprika, Garlic, Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite), Potassium Nitrate, Antioxidant (Extracts of Rosemary)), White Wine, Smoked Paprika, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Chicken Stock (Chicken Stock (Chicken Bone, Water, Salt), Yeast Extract, Water, Salt), Yeast Extract, Salt, Demerara Sugar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Paprika Powder, Fennel, Thyme, Smoke Flavouring, Black Pepper, Chilli, Red Chillies), chicken 9% (Chicken Breast Inner Fillet, Tomato Purée, Cane Molasses, Parsley, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Paprika Powder, Smoked Paprika, White Pepper), king prawns 8% (King Prawns (Penaeus vannamei), Water, Salt), chorizo 3% (Pork, Salt, Paprika Powder, Smoked Paprika, Garlic, Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite), Potassium Nitrate, Antioxidant (Extracts of Rosemary))

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E252 Potassium nitrate , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

Risotto Rice (Risotto Rice, Water, Red Pepper, Peas, Paprika Powder, Ground Turmeric), TOMATO SAUCE (27%) [Tomato, Water, Tomato Passata, Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Tomato Purée, Chorizo (Pork, Salt, Paprika Powder, Smoked Paprika Powder, Garlic Powder, Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Potassium Nitrate; Antioxidant: Extracts of Rosemary), White Wine, Smoked Paprika Powder, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Chicken Stock (Chicken Stock (Chicken Bone Extract, Water, Salt), Yeast Extract, Water, Salt), Yeast Extract, Salt, Demerara Sugar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Paprika Powder, Fennel Powder, Thyme, Smoke Flavouring, Black Pepper, Chilli Powder, Crushed Red Chillies], COOKED MARINATED CHICKEN (9%) [Chicken Breast Inner Fillet, Tomato Purée, Cane Molasses, Parsley, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Paprika Powder, Smoked Paprika Powder, White Pepper], KING PRAWNS (8%) (King Prawns (Penaeus vannamei) (Crustacean), Water, Salt), CHORIZO (3%) (Pork, Salt, Paprika Powder, Smoked Paprika Powder, Garlic Powder, Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Potassium Nitrate; Antioxidant: Extracts of Rosemary).

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
7 ingredients that would only make it processed

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

  • E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • E252 Potassium nitrate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 paella

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 75% of the paella 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 12 paella, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600282503, last edited 11 April 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.