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Is Co-op Chicken tikka masala coop ultra-processed?

350g Microwave meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Co-op Chicken tikka masala coop

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:

  • 66 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Chicken 34% (Chicken Breast, Water, Yogurt, Potato Starch, Garam Masala Coriander, Cassia, Cumin, Ginger, Allspice, Cloves, Nutmeg, Fennel, Dail, Mace, Black Pepper, Chilli), Paprika, Salt, Green Chillies, Coriander, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Chilli, Fenugreek, Colour (Paprika extract), Onica, Water, Single Cream, Tomatoes, Tomato Purée, Low Fat Yogurt, Cashew Nut Paste 3% (Cashew Nuts, Rapeseed Oil), Vegetable Oils (Sunflower Vegetable Oils, Rapeseed Vegetable Oils), Cornflour, Ginger, Garlic Purée, Sugar, Coriander, Coriander, Salt, Cumin, Green Chillies, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Paprika, Garam Masala (Coriander, Cassia, Cumin, Ginger, Allspice, Cloves, Nutmeg, Fennel, Dill, Mace, Black Pepper, Chilli), Fenugreek Leaf, Cardamom, Turmeric, Chicken 29%

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Marinated Chicken (34%) (Chicken Breast, Water, Yogurt (Milk), Potato Starch, Garam Masala Coriander, Cassia, Cumin, Ginger, Allspice, Cloves, Nutmeg, Fennel, Dail, Mace, Black Pepper, Chilli), Paprika, Salt, Green Chillies, Chopped Coriander, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Chilli Powder, Ground Fenugreek, Colour (Paprika extract)), Onica, Water, Single Cream (Milk) (10%), Tomatoes, Tomato Purée, Low Fat Yogurt (Milk), Cashew Nut Paste (3%) (Cashew Nuts, Rapeseed Oil), Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Cornflour, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Sugar, Chopped Coriander, Ground Coriander, Salt, Ground Cumin, Green Chillies, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Paprika, Garam Masala (Coriander, Cassia, Cumin, Ginger, Allspice, Cloves, Nutmeg, Fennel, Dill, Mace, Black Pepper, Chilli), Fenugreek Leaf, Ground Cardamom, Ground Turmeric. 29% Chicken.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 351 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 183rd. 72% of the microwave meals 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 351 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128770972, last edited 27 March 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.