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Is Healthy Choice Grilled Chicken Marsala ultra-processed?

Green beans Sold in the United States

Pack of Healthy Choice Grilled Chicken Marsala

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:

  • 37 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed green beans

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

russet potatoes, green beans, mushrooms, onions, water, marsala wine, onions, corn starch, cream, molasses, chardonnay wine, garlic, basil, salt, potassium chloride, chicken glace, chicken broth, chicken, chicken fat, natural flavorings, canola oil, butter, cream, salt, olive oil, locust bean gum, mushroom powder, black pepper, chicken breast, water, sugar, sea salt, olive oil, isolated soy protein, isolated soy product, rice starch, natural flavoring

Additives: E410 Locust bean gum

As written on the pack

russet potatoes, whole green beans, mushrooms, onions, water, marsala wine, onions, corn starch, cream, molasses, chardonnay wine, garlic, basil, salt, potassium chloride, chicken glace, chicken broth, cooked chicken, chicken fat, natural flavorings, canola oil, butter, cream, salt, olive oil, locust bean gum, mushroom powder, black pepper, chicken breast, water, sugar, sea salt, olive oil, isolated soy protein, isolated soy product, rice starch, natural flavoring

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.

  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
6 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 green beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 8% of the green beans 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 13 green beans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0072655001084, last edited 21 July 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.