Is Eldorado Kyckling-Chorizo ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
kycklingkött 63%, vatten, fett från kyckling, potatisstärkelse (processing marker), druvsocker (ultra-processing marker) (majs (ultra-processing marker)), salt (processing marker), kryddor (vitpeppar, paprika, koriander, cayennepeppar, libbsticka, svartpeppar, vitlök, ingefära, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), oregano, buljong), lök, antioxidationsmedel (askorbinsyra), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e250 (processing marker))
Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E300 Ascorbic acid
As written on the pack
Maskinurbenat kycklingkött 63%, vatten, fett från kyckling, potatisstärkelse, druvsocker (majs), salt, kryddor (vitpeppar, paprika, koriander, cayennepeppar, libbsticka, svartpeppar, vitlök, ingefära, maltodextrin, oregano, vegetabilisk buljong), lök, antioxidationsmedel (askorbinsyra), konserveringsmedel (E250).
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.
- 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.
6 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.
- E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
- Sausages Products in the category "Sausages" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Among 30 chicken sausages
From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 70% of the chicken sausages here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340083493324, 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.
- 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.