Is Morrisons The Best West Country Butter Roasted Chicken Breast ultra-processed?

Cooked chicken breast slices 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:

E326 Potassium lactate
E451 Triphosphates

13 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed cooked chicken breast slices

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

S 92U 916190 191 099) Morrisons the Best The Best West Country Butter Roasted Chicken Breast is made using the finest British chicken breast from our trusted farmers, slow cooked with butter and roasted for extra succulence and exceptional flavour, West Country Butter Roast Chicken Breast Formed chicken breast, with butter (processing marker), flash roasted and sliced, Ingredients Chicken breast, Butter (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Preservatives (processing marker) (potassium lactate (ultra-processing marker), sodium acetates), Stabiliser (triphosphates (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E326 Potassium lactate , E451 Triphosphates

As written on the pack

S 92U 916190 191 099) Morrisons the Best The Best West Country Butter Roasted Chicken Breast is made using the finest British chicken breast from our trusted farmers, slow cooked with butter and roasted for extra succulence and exceptional flavour. West Country Butter Roast Chicken Breast Formed chicken breast, cooked with butter, flash roasted and sliced. Ingredients Chicken breast, Butter (milk), Salt, Preservatives (potassium lactate, sodium acetates), Stabiliser (triphosphates). Prepared with 105g of raw chicken per 100g of finished product. ALLERGY ADVICE

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.

E326 Potassium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
E451 Triphosphates 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.

4 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.

Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 53 cooked chicken breast slices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 85% of the cooked chicken breast slices 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 53 cooked chicken breast slices, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010525078823, last edited 4 July 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.