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Is Del Real Tamales Chicken with Red Sauce ultra-processed?

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Pack of Del Real Tamales Chicken with Red Sauce

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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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

corn, canola oil, rice flour, chicken bouillon, salt, sugar, corn starch, chicken fat, chicken, beef fat, water, natural flavors, onion powder, spices, turmeric oleoresin, citric acid, garlic powder, chicken leg meat, sauce, water, red chili peppers, corn, jalapeno peppers, water, vinegar, salt, seasoning, paprika, chili pepper, red pepper, garlic, salt, spices

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

whole cooked corn, canola oil, rice flour, chicken bouillon, salt, sugar, corn starch, chicken fat, dried chicken powder, beef fat, water, natural flavors, onion powder, spices, turmeric oleoresin, citric acid, garlic powder, chicken leg meat, chile sauce, water, red chili peppers, corn, jalapeno peppers, water, vinegar, salt, seasoning, paprika, chili pepper, red pepper, garlic, salt, spices

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 33 stews

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 73% of the stews 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 33 stews, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0829793013710, last edited 6 September 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.