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Is EAST READY COOKED Iceland CAJUN CHICKEN SKEWERS FR ultra-processed?

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Pack of EAST READY COOKED Iceland CAJUN CHICKEN SKEWERS FR

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Chicken Breast Fillet 90%, Modified Tapioca Starch, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Tomato, Garlic, Onion, Salt, Dextrose, Fully Refined Soya Bean Oil, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Carbonates), Chilli, Cumin, Yeast Extract, Mustard, Black Pepper, Dried Oregano, Thyme, Ginger Powder, Colour (Paprika Extract), Sage, see underlined ingredient in bold, also, warning! although every effort has been made to remove all bones, some may remain

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Chicken Breast Fillet (90%), Modified Tapioca Starch, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Tomato Powder, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Salt, Dextrose, Fully Refined Soya Bean Oil, Acidity Regulator: Sodium Carbonates; Chilli Powder, Cumin Powder, Yeast Extract, Mustard Powder, Ground Black Pepper, Dried Oregano, Ground Thyme, Ginger Powder, Colour: Paprika Extract; Sage Powder. ALLERGY ADVICE: FOR ALLERGEN, SEE UNDERLINED INGREDIENT IN BOLD. ALSO, MAY CONTAIN EGG AND SOYA. WARNING! ALTHOUGH EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO REMOVE ALL BONES, SOME MAY REMAIN.

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.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
3 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010482922283, last edited 2 April 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.