Is Kirkland Signature Sliced Oven Roasted Turkey Breast ultra-processed?

397g (14OZ) Turkey breasts Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Modified starch
E415 Xanthan gum
E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

14 ingredients
3 additives

Less processed turkey breasts

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

turkey breast, water, contains 2% and less of (salt (processing marker)), vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, modified food starch (ultra-processing marker), brown sugar (processing marker), sodium phosphate, flavor (ultra-processing marker) (polysorbate 60 (ultra-processing marker), mono- and diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker)), browned in soybean oil

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum , E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

turkey breast, water, contains 2% or less of: (salt, vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, modified food starch, brown sugar, sodium phosphate, turkey flavor (polysorbate 60, mono & diglycerides, xanthan gum), browned in soybean oil)

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.

E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

3 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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 30 turkey breasts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 63% of the turkey breasts 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 30 turkey breasts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619844333, last edited 2 September 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
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