Is FranklyFresh Chicken Breast Burrito Bowl ultra-processed?

36 oz Meals with chicken Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160b Annatto

45 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score B

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

all natural antibiotics free boneless skinless chicken breast with rib meat, brown rice, white rice, black beans, fire roasted tomatoes, tomatoes, tomato juice, salt (processing marker), calcium chloride, citric acid, tomatoes, monterey jack cheese (processing marker), milk, cultures, salt (processing marker), enzymes, annatto color (ultra-processing marker), tomatillos, anaheim chile peppers, corn, onions, cheddar cheese (processing marker), milk, cultures, salt (processing marker), enzymes, annatto color (ultra-processing marker), green onions, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, garlic, salt (processing marker), spices, chili powder, canola oil, new mexico chili pepper, yeast extract, yeast extract, sunflower oil (processing marker), black pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic, onion powder, red pepper chili flakes, lactic acid

Additives: E160b Annatto , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

all natural antibiotics free boneless skinless chicken breast with rib meat, brown rice, white rice, black beans, fire roasted tomatoes, tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, calcium chloride and citric acid, tomatoes, monterey jack cheese, pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes and annatto color, tomatillos, anaheim chile peppers, corn, onions, cheddar cheese, pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto color, green onions, roasted jalapeno peppers, cilantro, garlic, salt, spices, concentrated chili powder, expeller pressed canola oil, new mexico chili pepper, yeast extract, yeast extract, sunflower oil, black pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic and onion powder, red pepper chili flakes, lactic acid

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.

E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.

4 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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 213 meals with chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 85th. 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 0826520902835, last edited 2 October 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.