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Is Ben’s Original Risotto Chicken & Mushroom ultra-processed?

250g Poultry meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Ben’s Original Risotto Chicken & Mushroom

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed poultry meals

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

medium grain rice 79%, button mushrooms 8%, chicken (chicken breast 4.7%, water, potato starch, salt), sunflower oil, natural mushroom flavouring, cream, parsley, natural flavouring, salt, onion powder, yeast extract, garlic powder, spice, curry powder

As written on the pack

steamed parboiled medium grain rice (79%), button mushrooms (8.0%), diced chicken (chicken breast (4.7%), water, potato starch, salt), sunflower oil, natural mushroom flavouring, cream (milk), parsley, natural flavouring, salt, onion powder, yeast extract, garlic powder, spice, curry powder.

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.
4 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 233 poultry meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 56th. 78% of the poultry meals 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 233 poultry meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010034016200, last edited 21 August 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.