Is Co-Op Chicken Salad With Mayonnaise On Malted Bread ultra-processed?

Chicken sandwiches Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Glucose
Glucose syrup
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

68 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed poultry sandwiches

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

CO British chicken breast with seasoned mayonnaise, chicken stock, tomato, lettuce, cucumber on maited bread, Ingredients Malted Bread 41% (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Folic acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Wheat Bran, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Protein, Yeast, Salt (processing marker), Malted Barley Flour, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), Malted Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Ascorbic acid, Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch (processing marker)), Chicken (Chicken Breast, Salt (processing marker), Cornflour, Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken)), Mayonnaise (processing marker) 10% (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt (processing marker)), Sugar (processing marker), White Wine Vinegar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt (processing marker)), Tomato 7%, Lettuce 7%, Cucumber 6%, Chicken Stock, Yeast Extract, Glucose Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Salt (processing marker), Chicken Stock (Chicken, Water, Salt (processing marker)), Chicken Fat (Chicken Fat, Rosemary Extract), Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Black Pepper, Chicken 28%

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

CO British chicken breast with seasoned mayonnaise and chicken stock, tomato, lettuce and cucumber on maited bread. Ingredients Malted Bread (41%) (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Folic acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Wheat Bran, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Protein, Yeast, Salt, Malted Barley Flour, Emulsifiers (Mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, Mono - and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), Malted Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic acid), Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch), Cooked Chicken (Chicken Breast, Salt, Cornflour, Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken Extract)), Mayonnaise (10%) (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), Tomato (7%), Lettuce (7%), Cucumber (6%), Concentrated Chicken Stock (Yeast Extract, Glucose Syrup, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Salt, Chicken Stock (Chicken Extract, Water, Salt), Chicken Fat (Chicken Fat, Antioxidant (Rosemary Extract)), Flavouring), Black Pepper. 28% Chicken. Allergy Advice

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.

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 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.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

5 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.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 chicken sandwiches

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 94% of the chicken sandwiches 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 16 chicken sandwiches, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128591614, last edited 1 October 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.