Is Asda Classic Chicken Breast Slices ultra-processed?

160g Cooked chicken breast slices Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Glucose

13 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed cooked chicken breast slices

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 Breast, Acidity Regulators (Potassium Acetate, Acetic Acid), Cornflour, Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Garlic, White Pepper, Made with 118g of chicken per 100g of finished product, warning

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E261 Potassium acetate

As written on the pack

Chicken Breast**, Acidity Regulators (Potassium Acetate, Acetic Acid), Cornflour, Dextrose, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, White Pepper. **Made with 118g of chicken per 100g of finished product. Packaged in a protective atmosphere. NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS OR FLAVOURS. WARNING

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.

2 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.

Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 53 cooked chicken breast slices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 85% of the cooked chicken breast slices 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 53 cooked chicken breast slices, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5063089131664, last edited 1 June 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.