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Is Coop Minted Lamb Kebabs ultra-processed?

Lamb meat 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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed lamb meat

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 78%, Red Peppers 15%, Rapeseed Oil, Red Pepper, Smoked Salt, Water, Onion, Tomato Paste, Lime Juice, Yeast Extract, Dried Garlic, Red Jalapeño Peppers, Cayenne Pepper, Red Chillies, Lemon Peel, Dried Oregano, Paprika Extract, Stabiliser, Guar Gum

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Chicken Breast (78%) · Red Peppers (15%) · Rapeseed Oil · Concentrated Red Pepper Juice · Smoked Salt · Water · Concentrated Onion Juice · Tomato Paste · Dried Lime Juice · Yeast Extract · Dried Garlic · Red Jalapeño Peppers · Ground Cayenne Pepper · Crushed Red Chillies · Lemon Peel · Dried Oregano · Natural Colour: Paprika Extract · Stabiliser: Guar Gum.

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.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 lamb meat

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 45% of the lamb meat 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 11 lamb meat, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000129354478, last edited 7 September 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.