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Is Healthy Choice Power Bowls Cajun-Style Chicken & Sausage ultra-processed?

1, 9.4oz Frozen ready-made meals Sold in the United States

Pack of Healthy Choice Power Bowls Cajun-Style Chicken & Sausage

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:

  • 53 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

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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

cauliflower, sauce (water, tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato puree, onions, seasoning (yeast extract, onion powder, potassium chloride, chili pepper, spices, paprika), tapioca starch, garlic, red pepper sauce (distilled vinegar, red pepper, salt), sugar, salt, canola oil, citric acid), chicken (chicken breast, water, olive oil, brown sugar, sea salt, natural flavorings), leafy greens (kale, chard, spinach), cooked chicken italian sausage (skinless chicken thigh, contains 2% and less of sugar, spices, dehydrated diced sweet red peppers, water, salt, granulated onions, garlic), green bell peppers, red bell peppers, black beans (water, black beans), tomatoes, tm conagra", brands, ro box 3534

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

cauliflower, sauce (water, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato puree, onions, seasoning [yeast extract, onion powder, potassium chloride, chili pepper powder, spices, paprika], tapioca starch, garlic, red pepper sauce [distilled vinegar, red pepper, salt], sugar, salt, canola oil, citric acid), seasoned cooked chicken (chicken breast, water, olive oil, brown sugar, sea salt, natural flavorings), leafy greens (kale, chard, spinach), cooked chicken italian sausage (skinless chicken thigh, contains 2% or less of sugar, spices, dehydrated diced sweet red peppers, water, salt, granulated onions, granulated garlic), green bell peppers, red bell peppers, cooked black beans (water, black beans), tomatoes. tm conagra" • brands• ro box 3534

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 84 frozen ready-made meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 42nd. 69% of the frozen ready-made meals 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 84 frozen ready-made meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0072655032200, last edited 17 September 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.