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Is Asda Chicken gravy ultra-processed?

350g Gravy Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Chicken gravy

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 28 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed condiments

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

Chicken Bouillon 87% (Water, Chicken Stock, Chicken Fat, Yeast Extract, Salt, Onions, Carrots, Tomato Paste, Bay Leaf, Thyme), Vegetables (Red Onions, Carrots), Corn Starch, Wheat Flour, White Wine 1%, Salt, Yeast Extract, Brown Sugar, Spices (Sage, Black Pepper, Sage, Bay Leaf, Rosemary, Thyme), Allergy Advice!

As written on the pack

Chicken Bouillon (87%) [Water, Chicken Stock, Chicken Fat, Yeast Extract, Salt, Onions, Carrots, Tomato Paste, Bay Leaf, Thyme], Vegetables [Red Onions, Carrots], Corn Starch, Wheat Flour, White Wine (1%), Salt, Yeast Extract, Brown Sugar, Spices [Sage, Black Pepper, Sage Powder, Bay Leaf Powder, Rosemary, Thyme]. Allergy Advice!

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 34 gravy

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 71% of the gravy 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 34 gravy, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054781701774, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.