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Is Gressingham Aromatic half crispy duck ultra-processed?

Frozen poultry Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Gressingham Aromatic half crispy duck

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:

  • 62 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed frozen poultry

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

Aromatic Duck 59%, Duck, Water, Salt, Rice Wine (Water, Alcohol, Glutinous Rice, Koji), Sugar, Seasoning (Fennel, Star Anise, Pepper, Galangal, Cardamom, Liquorice, Clove, Bay, Cinnamon, Orange Peel, Ginger), Pancakes 22%, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Nicotinamide, Thiamine Hydrochloride), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Potato Starch, Salt, Hoisin Sauce 18% (Water, Sugar, Yellow Bean Sauce (Soya Bean, Water, Salt, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Salt), Rice Wine Vinegar, Cornflour, Mirin (Glutinous Rice, Water, Glucose Syrup, Alcohol, Rice), Garlic Puree, Spices (Fennel, Cinnamon, Star Anise, Black Pepper, Clove), Barley Malt Extract, Cayenne), Warning (Contains Bones)

As written on the pack

Aromatic Duck (59%) (Duck, Water, Salt, Rice Wine (Water, Alcohol, Glutinous Rice, Koji), Sugar, Ground Seasoning (Fennel, Star Anise, Pepper, Galangal, Cardamom, Liquorice, Clove, Bay, Cinnamon, Orange Peel, Ginger), Pancakes (22%) (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Nicotinamide, Thiamine Hydrochloride), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Potato Starch, Salt, Hoisin Sauce (18%) (Water, Sugar, Yellow Bean Sauce (Soya Bean, Water, Salt, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Salt), Rice Wine Vinegar, Cornflour, Mirin (Glutinous Rice, Water, Glucose Syrup, Alcohol, Rice), Garlic Puree, Spices (Fennel, Cinnamon, Star Anise, Black Pepper, Clove), Barley Malt Extract, Cayenne). Allergy advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Warning: Contains Bones.

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.
  • Glucose syrup 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 frozen poultry

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 63% of the frozen poultry 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 8 frozen poultry, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5016157078736, last edited 27 March 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.