Is Lidl Buttermilk Chicken Mini Fillet Tenders ultra-processed?

305g Breaded chicken Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Gluten

33 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed breaded chicken

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 Breast Fillets 65%, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Wheat Starch (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Buttermilk Powder, Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Yeast, Yeast Extract, Garlic, Acids (Lactic Acid), Citric Acid, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Paprika Powder, Black Pepper, Raising Agent (Ammonium Carbonate), Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper Extract, Onion Oil, including Cereals containing Gluten

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503i Ammonium carbonate

As written on the pack

65% British Chicken Breast Fillets, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Wheat Starch, Salt, Buttermilk Powder, Wheat Gluten, Yeast, Yeast Extract, Garlic Powder, Acids: Lactic Acid, Citric Acid; Natural Flavouring, Paprika Powder, Ground Black Pepper, Raising Agent: Ammonium Carbonate; Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper Extract, Onion Oil. Allergy Advice: For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold.

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.

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.

Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 115 breaded chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 60th. 83% of the breaded chicken 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 115 breaded chicken, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489897774, last edited 27 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.