Is Max Kycklingnuggets ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 31 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score B
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Kycklingbröstfilé 49%, vatten, vetemjöl, raps, och solrosolja (processing marker), durumvetemjöl, modifierad _vetestärkelse (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), ärtprotein, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), majsstärkelse (processing marker), torrjäst, veteprotein, gurkmeja, bakpulver (e450 (ultra-processing marker), e500), färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (paprikaextrakt (ultra-processing marker)), aromer (ultra-processing marker), jästextrakt, antioxidationsmedel (e331), vetestärkelse (processing marker), lök, stabiliseringsmedel (e461 (ultra-processing marker)), modifierad majsstärkelse (ultra-processing marker), vitpeppar, muskot
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E450 Diphosphates , E461 Methyl cellulose , E500 Sodium carbonates
As written on the pack
Kycklingbröstfilé 49%, vatten, vetemjöl, raps - och solrosolja, durumvetemjöl, modifierad vetestärkelse, salt, ärtprotein, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), majsstärkelse, torrjäst, veteprotein, gurkmeja, bakpulver (E450, E500), färgämne (paprikaextrakt), aromer, jästextrakt, antioxidationsmedel (E331), vetestärkelse_, lök, stabiliseringsmedel (E461), modifierad majsstärkelse, vitpeppar, muskot.
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- E461 Methyl cellulose 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.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 53 chicken nuggets
From least to most processed, this one ranks 49th. 87% of the chicken nuggets here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7300321372002, last edited 2 April 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.