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Is Heck Chicken Italia Chipolatas ultra-processed?

340 g Chipolatas Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Heck Chicken Italia Chipolatas

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed chipolatas

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

british chicken 85%, pea flour, water, seasoning (salt, rice flour, sugar, leek, sodium sulphite, spice, yeast extract, ascorbic acid, citric acid, spice extracts, natural flavouring, herb extract), mozzarella 2% (from milk), slow roasted tomatoes 2%, basil 1%, garlic, filled into beef collagen casings, allergens refer to ingredients in bold, produced in the uk using british chicken

Additives: E221 Sodium sulphite , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

british chicken (85%), pea flour, water, seasoning (salt, rice flour, sugar, dried leek, preservative (sodium sulphite), spice, yeast extract, antioxidant (ascorbic acid), citric acid, spice extracts, natural flavouring, herb extract), mozzarella (2%) (from milk), slow roasted tomatoes (2%), basil (1%), garlic, filled into beef collagen casings, allergens refer to ingredients in bold, produced in the uk using british chicken,

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.
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.

  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
  • Sausages Products in the category "Sausages" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 27 chipolatas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 89% of the chipolatas 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 27 chipolatas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060317350040, last edited 1 August 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.