Is it ultra-processed?
Menu

Is Chef Select Chicken Shawarma Bulgar Wheat, Lentils & Giant Couscous ultra-processed?

380 g Meals with chicken Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Pack of Chef Select Chicken Shawarma Bulgar Wheat, Lentils & Giant Couscous

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:

  • 45 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Cooked Bulgar Wheat 29% (Water, Bulgar Wheat), Green Lentils 22%, Turmeric Couscous 20% (Water, Couscous (Wheat), Turmeric), Shawarma Chicken 20% (Chicken 94% (Chicken, Salt), Rapeseed Oil, Cumin, Paprika, Mint, Coriander), Carrot, Grilled Aubergine, Sultanas (Sultanas, Sunflower Oil), Salt, Parsley, Mint, Cinnamon, Yogurt 7% (Water, Natural Yogurt, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Tapioca Starch, Mint, Salt, Garlic Purée, Zinc, Niacin), Red Cabbage 3% (Red Cabbage, Spirit Vinegar, Water, Sugar), including Cereals containing Gluten

As written on the pack

29% Cooked Bulgar Wheat (Water, Bulgar Wheat), 22% Green Lentils, 20% Turmeric Couscous (Water, Couscous (Wheat), Turmeric), 20% Shawarma Chicken (94% Cooked Chicken [Chicken, Salt], Rapeseed Oil, Cumin, Paprika, Mint, Coriander), Carrot, Grilled Aubergine, Sultanas (Sultanas, Sunflower Oil), Salt, Parsley, Mint, Cinnamon), 7% Mint Yogurt (Water, Natural Yogurt (Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Tapioca Starch, Mint, Salt, Garlic Purée, Zinc, Niacin), 3% Pickled Red Cabbage (Red Cabbage, Spirit Vinegar, Water, Sugar). Allergy Advice: For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain Crustaceans, Egg, Fish, Mustard, Nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soya and other Cereals containing Gluten.

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 213 meals with chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 25th. 79% of the meals with chicken 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 213 meals with chicken, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489903444, last edited 28 February 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.