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Is Myprotein Cajun Chicken Pasta ultra-processed?

550 g Meals with chicken Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Myprotein Cajun Chicken Pasta

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:

  • 71 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

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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

Cooked Linguine Pasta 27% (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina), Cooked Seared Chicken Strips 25%, Chicken Breast 97%, Chicken Bouillon (Sugar, Tapioca Starch, Salt, Yeast Extract, Garlic Powder, Chicken (Chicken, Flavouring), Parsley, Sunflower Oil, Modified Tapioca Starch, Onion Powder, White Pepper), Modified Tapioca Starch, Salt, Smoke Flavouring, Semi Skimmed Milk, Water, Red Pepper 6%, Grilled Yellow Pepper 6%, Eatlean Cheese, Spinach 3%, Garlic Purée, Full Fat Soft Cheese, Single Cream, Medium Fat Hard Cheese, Lemon Juice, Modified Maize Starch, Parsley, Wheat Flour, Chicken Stock (Chicken, Water, Chicken Stock, Yeast Extract, Salt), Cajun Spice (Paprika, Salt, Chilli, Black Pepper, Garlic, Mustard Powder, Onion Powder, Turmeric Powder, Coriander, Dried Thyme, Dried Oregano, Dried Sage), Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seed, White Vinegar, Salt), Smoked Paprika, Garlic Powder, Red Chillies, Reduced Sodium Salt (Salt, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride), Yeast Extract, Paprika Extract, Cracked Black Pepper, Thyme

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Cooked Linguine Pasta (27%) (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina), Cooked Seared Chicken Strips (25%) (Chicken Breast (97%), Chicken Bouillon (Sugar, Tapioca Starch, Salt, Yeast Extract, Garlic Powder, Chicken Powder (Chicken, Flavouring), Dried Parsley, Sunflower Oil, Modified Tapioca Starch, Onion Powder, White Pepper), Modified Tapioca Starch, Salt, Smoke Flavouring), Semi Skimmed Milk, Water, Grilled Red Pepper (6%), Grilled Yellow Pepper (6%), Eatlean Cheese (Milk) (3%), Spinach (3%), Garlic Purée, Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Single Cream (Milk), Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Milk), Lemon Juice, Modified Maize Starch, Parsley, Wheat Flour, Chicken Stock (Concentrated Chicken Extract, Water, Chicken Stock, Yeast Extract (contains Barley), Salt), Cajun Spice (Paprika, Salt, Chilli Powder, Ground Black Pepper, Garlic Granules, Mustard Powder, Onion Powder, Turmeric Powder, Ground Coriander, Dried Thyme, Dried Oregano, Dried Sage), Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seed, White Vinegar, Salt), Smoked Paprika, Garlic Powder, Red Chillies, Reduced Sodium Salt (Salt, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride), Yeast Extract (contains Barley), Colour: Paprika Extract; Cracked Black Pepper, Thyme.

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.
  • 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.
6 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 213 meals with chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 143rd. 79% of the meals with 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 213 meals with chicken, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010482949563, last edited 5 August 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.