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Is Co-op British BBQ Chicken Slices ultra-processed?

130g Chicken breasts Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Co-op British BBQ Chicken Slices

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:

  • 47 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed chicken breasts

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 89%, Sugar, Tomato Powder, Spices (Paprika, Smoked Paprika, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger, Allspice, Fenugreek), Cornflour, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salt, Garlic Powder, Malt Extract (Barley), Brown Sugar, Pentasodium triphosphate, Onion Powder, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Smoked Salt, Chilli, Cumin, Oregano, Worcester Sauce (Water, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Tamarind, Malt Extract (Barley), Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Ginger, Cloves, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Cayenne Pepper), Spirit Vinegar

Additives: E451 Triphosphates , E451i Pentasodium triphosphate

As written on the pack

Chicken Breast (89%), Sugar, Tomato Powder, Spices (Paprika, Smoked Paprika, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger, Allspice, Fenugreek), Cornflour, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salt, Garlic Powder, Malt Extract (Barley), Brown Sugar, Stabiliser (Pentasodium triphosphate), Onion Powder, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil) Smoked Salt, Chilli, Cumin, Oregano, Worcester Sauce (Water, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Tamarind Concentrate, Malt Extract (Barley), Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Ginger, Cloves, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Cayenne Pepper), Spirit Vinegar.

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.

  • 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.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 83 chicken breasts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 39th. 65% of the chicken breasts 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 83 chicken breasts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128969291, last edited 19 September 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.