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Is Co-op Chicken & Stuffing with Mayonnaise on Malted Bread ultra-processed?

199g Sandwiches filled with cold cuts Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Co-op Chicken & Stuffing with Mayonnaise on Malted Bread

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
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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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

Bread 45% (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Bran, Wheat Protein, Yeast, Malted Barley Flour, Salt, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, mono- and diacetyl tartic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, Malted Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Ascorbic acid, Wheat Starch, Wheat Flour), Chicken Breast (Chicken Breast, Salt, Cornflour, Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken)), Mayonnaise 14%, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt), Pork, Sage 13%, Onion Stuffing 13%, Pork, Onion, Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast Powder), Water, Sage, Parsley, Salt, Potato Starch, Thyme, Yeast Extract, Black Pepper, Sugar, Black Pepper, Chicken 27%, Pork 7%

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472 Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Malted Bread (45%) (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Bran, Wheat Protein, Yeast, Malted Barley Flour, Salt, Emulsifiers (Mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, Mono - and diacetyl tartic acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), Malted Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic acid), Wheat Starch, Wheat Flour), Cooked Chicken Breast (Chicken Breast, Salt, Cornflour, Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken Extract)), Mayonnaise (14%) (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt), Pork, Sage & Onion Stuffing (13%) (Pork, Onion, Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour ( Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast Powder), Water, Sage, Parsley, Salt, Potato Starch, Thyme, Yeast Extract, Ground Black Pepper, Sugar), Black Pepper. 27% Chicken. 7% Pork.

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.

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.

  • 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.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 sandwiches filled with cold cuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 83% of the sandwiches filled with cold cuts 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 24 sandwiches filled with cold cuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128661393, last edited 19 May 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.