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Is Gastro by specially selected Chicken Jalfrezi ultra-processed?

Meals with chicken Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Gastro by specially selected Chicken Jalfrezi

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:

  • 67 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Chicken Breast 35% (Chicken Breast, Yogurt (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Rapeseed Oil, Paprika, Ginger, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Green Chilli, Salt, Garam Masala (Coriander, Cumin, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Mace, Ground Ginger, Fennel, Cloves, Nutmeg, Bay Leaf), Coriander, Chilli, Colour (Paprika Extract), Fenugreek Leaf, Turmeric, Cumin, Cinnamon, Cloves, White Pepper, Bay Leaf), Onion, Pepper, Red Onion (Red Onion, Red Pepper, Yellow Pepper, Rapeseed Oil, Water), Tomato Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Red Pepper, Green Pepper, Butter (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Ginger, Skimmed 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤, Garlic Purée, Whipping Cream (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Green Chilli, Coriander Sprig, Salt, Paprika, Coriander Leaf, Chilli, Cumin, Coriander, Spirit Vinegar, Turmeric, Cumin Seeds, Colour (Paprika Extract), Fenugreek Leaf

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Chargrilled Marinated Chicken Breast (35%) [Chicken Breast, Yogurt (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Rapeseed Oil, Paprika, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Green Chilli Purée, Salt, Garam Masala (Ground Roasted Coriander, Ground Roasted Cumin, Black Pepper, Ground Cinnamon, Roasted Cardamom, Ground Mace, Ground Ginger, Ground Fennel, Ground Cloves, Ground Nutmeg, Ground Bay Leaf), Ground Coriander, Chilli Powder, Colour: Paprika Extract; Fenugreek Leaf Powder, Ground Turmeric, Ground Cumin, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Cloves, White Pepper, Ground Bay Leaf], Onion, Chargrilled Pepper And Red Onion (Red Onion, Red Pepper, Yellow Pepper, Rapeseed Oil, Water), Tomato Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Red Pepper, Green Pepper, Butter (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Ginger Purée, Skimmed 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤, Garlic Purée, Whipping Cream (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Green Chilli Purée, Coriander Sprig, Salt, Paprika, Coriander Leaf, Chilli Powder, Ground Cumin, Ground Coriander, Spirit Vinegar, Turmeric, Cumin Seeds, Colour: Paprika Extract; Fenugreek Leaf Powder.

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.
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.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 213 meals with chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 112th. 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 4088600399928, last edited 22 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.