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Is Cook from frozen 16 mins TESCO 10 SATAY CHICKEN SK ultra-processed?

Chickens Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed chickens

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 67%, Water, Coconut Milk, Sugar, Fructose Syrup, Tapioca Starch, Rice Bran Oil, Cornflour, Salt, Spices, Tamarind Paste, Shallot, Garlic, Chilli, Lemongrass, Galangal, Garlic Paste, Ginger, Makrut Lime Zest, Mustard, Paprika

As written on the pack

Cooked Chicken Breast (67%), Water, Coconut Milk, Sugar, Fructose Syrup. Tapioca Starch, Rice Bran Oil, Cornflour, Salt, Spices, Tamarind Paste, Shallot, Garlic, Chilli, Lemongrass, Galangal, Garlic Paste, Ginger Purée, Makrut Lime Zest, Mustard Powder, Paprika. Allergy Advice

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
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.
  • 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 356 chickens

From least to most processed, this one ranks 112th. 74% of the chickens 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 356 chickens, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697753961, last edited 16 May 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.