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Is Chef Select Pastasallad kyckling ultra-processed?

390 g Meals with chicken Sold in Sweden

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:

  • 69 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed meals with chicken

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

pasta, durumvete, vatten, rapsolja, basilika, Grana Padano, mjölk, salt, löpe, lysozym, ägg, babyspenat, citronjuicekoncentrat, vitlök, salt, broccoli, salladsost, tomat, vatten, rapsolja, vitsvinsvinäger, salt, citronsyra, askorbinsyra, isbergssallad, lollo rosso, rosésallad, gröna sojabönor, svarta bönor, salt, vita kidneybönor, morot, rapsolja, citronjuicekoncentrat, kaliumdisulfit, salladskrydda, salt, bladpersilja, peppar, gurkmeja, kycklingbröstfilé, vatten, rismjöl, risstärkelse, druvsocker, trifosfat, natriumcitrat, karragenan, xantangummi, jästextrakt, salt, potatisstärkelse, smakstärkare, jästextrakt, lök, paprika, svartpeppar, tomat, ingefära, kummin, koriander, balsamicovinägret, olivolja, balsamvinäger, vinäger, druvjuice, socker, ammoniaksulfitprocessen, kaliumdisulfit

Additives: E1105 Lysozyme , E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E224 Potassium metabisulphite , E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan , E415 Xanthan gum , E451 Triphosphates

As written on the pack

pasta, durumvete, vatten, rapsolja, basilika, Grana Padano, mjölk, salt, löpe, lysozym, ägg, babyspenat, citronjuicekoncentrat, vitlök, salt, broccoli, salladsost, soltorkad tomat, vatten, rapsolja, vitsvinsvinäger, salt, citronsyra, askorbinsyra, isbergssallad, lollo rosso, rosésallad, gröna sojabönor, svarta bönor, salt, vita kidneybönor, morot, rapsolja, citronjuicekoncentrat, kaliumdisulfit, salladskrydda, salt, bladpersilja, peppar, gurkmeja, kycklingbröstfilé, vatten, rismjöl, risstärkelse, druvsocker, trifosfat, natriumcitrat, karragenan, xantangummi, jästextrakt, salt, potatisstärkelse, smakstärkare, jästextrakt, lök, paprika, svartpeppar, tomat, ingefära, kummin, koriander, balsamicovinägret, olivolja, balsamvinäger, vinäger, koncentrerad druvjuice, socker, ammoniaksulfitprocessen, kaliumdisulfit

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.

  • E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E451 Triphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
6 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 213 meals with chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 194th. 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 7391605002005, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.