Is Mug Shot Flavoursome Roast Chicken Pasta ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 26 ingredients
- 3 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Dried Pasta 65%, Durum WHEAT Semolina, Dried Glucose Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Potato Starch (processing marker), Whey Powder (ultra-processing marker), from MILK!, Flavourings (ultra-processing marker) (contain WHEAT, barley, celery), Palm Oil, Chicken 1.3%, Onion Powder, Salt (processing marker), MILK Protein (ultra-processing marker), Dried Rosemary, Parsley, Dipotassium Phosphate, mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker), Fortified Wheatflour (wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), including cereals containing gluten
Additives: E340 Potassium phosphates , E340ii Dipotassium phosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Dried Pasta (65%) Durum WHEAT Semolina], Dried Glucose Syrup, Potato Starch, Whey Powder (from MILK!, Flavourings (contain WHEAT, BARLEY, CELERY), Palm Oil, Dried Chicken (1.3%), Onion Powder, Salt, MILK Protein, Dried Rosemary, Dried Parsley, Stabiliser (Dipotassium Phosphate), Emulsifier (Mono - and Di-glycerides of Fatty Acids), Fortified Wheatflour [WHEATFLOUR, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin]. Allergy advice: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in BOLD Also may contain egg.
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.
- 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.
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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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.
Among 82 dried meals
From least to most processed, this one ranks 48th. 88% of the dried meals here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5050665003996, last edited 18 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.