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Is Findus Dagens Kycklingfilé Curry ultra-processed?

390 g Meals with chicken Sold in Sweden

Pack of Findus Dagens Kycklingfilé Curry

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed meals with chicken

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

Ris 35% (Kokt ris, Sås 29%), Skummjölk, äpplen, grädde, lök, rotselleri, morötter, stärkelse, rapsolja, salt, kryddor (bland annat curry med bockhornsklöver, cayennepeppar), kryddextrakt, solrosolja, Grönsaker 23% (Morötter 12%), broccoli 11%, Kyckling 13% (Kyckling), rismjöl, druvsocker, stärkelse, salt

As written on the pack

Ris 35%: Kokt ris. Sås 29%: Skummjölk, äpplen, grädde, lök, rotselleri, morötter, stärkelse, rapsolja, salt, kryddor (bl a curry med bockhornsklöver, cayennepeppar), kryddextrakt, solrosolja. Grönsaker 23%: Morötter 12%, broccoli 11%. Kyckling 13%: Kyckling, rismjöl, druvsocker, stärkelse, salt.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 213 meals with chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 52nd. 79% of the meals with chicken 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 213 meals with chicken, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310500050898, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.