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Is Iceland Chicken Tikka Biryani ultra-processed?

750g Frozen mixed vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Iceland Chicken Tikka Biryani

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:

  • 50 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed frozen mixed vegetables

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

Cooked White Rice 34% (Water, Rice), Cauliflower 16%, Cooked Marinated Chicken Tikka 15% (Chicken Breast 13.8%, Whey Powder, Potato Starch, Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Tomato, White Vinegar, Coriander, Paprika Extract), Tomato 8%, Spinach 6%, Fried Onion 6% (Onion, Sunflower Oil), Water, Tomato Purée, Yogurt, Whipping Cream, Onion, Coconut (Coconut Milk, Milk Proteins), Garlic, Ginger, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Herbs, Jalapeño Chilli, Spices, Corn Starch, Lemon Juice From Concentrate, Rice Starch, Sugar, Mint, Glucose Syrup, Carrot Powder, Tomato, Sunflower Oil, see underlined ingredients in bold, warning! although every effort has been made to remove all bones, some may remain, do not eat raw (typical values), Energy Fat

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Cooked White Rice (34%) (Water, Rice), Cauliflower (16%), Cooked Marinated Chicken Tikka (15%) (Chicken Breast (92%), Whey Powder (Milk), Potato Starch, Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Tomato Powder, White Vinegar, Coriander Powder, Paprika Extract), Tomato (8%), Spinach (6%), Fried Onion (6%) (Onion, Sunflower Oil), Water, Reconstituted Tomato Purée, Yogurt (Milk), Whipping Cream (Milk), Onion, Coconut Powder (Coconut Milk, Milk Proteins), Garlic, Ginger, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Herbs, Jalapeño Chilli, Spices, Corn Starch, Lemon Juice From Concentrate, Rice Starch, Sugar, Mint, Glucose Syrup, Carrot Powder, Tomato Powder, Sunflower Oil. ALLERGY ADVICE: FOR ALLERGEN, SEE UNDERLINED INGREDIENTS IN BOLD. WARNING! ALTHOUGH EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO REMOVE ALL BONES, SOME MAY REMAIN. DO NOT EAT RAW. (typical values) Energy Fat (

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.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • 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.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 29 frozen mixed vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 10% of the frozen mixed vegetables 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 29 frozen mixed vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010482556570, last edited 29 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.
  • 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.