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Is Ling Ling Potstickers Chicken & Vegetable ultra-processed?

20 g Breaded products Sold in the United States

Pack of Ling Ling Potstickers Chicken & Vegetable

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed breaded products

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

wheat flour, chicken, cabbage, water, soybean oil, cornstarch, salt, canola oil, ginger, soy sauce (water, vinegar, sugar, salt), expressed canola oil, garlic, spice, flavor enhancer, yeast, yeast extract, sesame oil

As written on the pack

WHEAT FLOUR, CHICKEN, CABBAGE, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, CORNSTARCH, SALT, CANOLA OIL, GINGER, SOY SAUCE (WATER, VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT), EXPRESSED CANOLA OIL, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SPICE, FLAVOR ENHANCER, YEAST, YEAST EXTRACT, SESAME 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.

  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
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.

  • 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 366 breaded products

From least to most processed, this one ranks 87th. 81% of the breaded products 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 366 breaded products, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0010878850577, last edited 28 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.