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Is FoodBox Asian Chicken ultra-processed?

400 g Meals with chicken Sold in Sweden

Pack of FoodBox Asian Chicken

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:

  • 47 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Brown rice, chicken 22%, coconut milk (maltodextrin, milk protein), carrot, zucchini, broccoli, onion, mini corn, sunflower seeds, creme fraiche, rapeseed oil, rice starch, tomato puree, chicken stock (water, chicken, salt), salt, garlic, potato, corn starch, spices (curry (fenugreek, cayenne pepper, fennel seed, turmeric, coriander, pepper, cumin), chili, coriander, ginger, chili mix (chili, cumin, salt, garlic, oregano)), paprika, parsley, lemon juice, bamboo, citrus fiber, rice flour

As written on the pack

Brown rice, chicken* (22%), coconut milk (maltodextrin, MILK PROTEIN), carrot, zucchini, broccoli, onion, mini corn, sunflower seeds, CREME FRAICHE, rapeseed oil, rice starch, tomato puree, chicken stock (water, chicken, salt), salt, garlic, potato and corn starch, spices (curry (fenugreek, cayenne pepper, fennel seed, turmeric, coriander, pepper, cumin), chili, coriander, ginger, chili mix (chili, cumin, salt, garlic, oregano)), paprika, parsley, lemon juice, bamboo and citrus fiber, rice flour. *Origin: EU.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 213 meals with chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 132nd. 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 7310960014690, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.