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Is Myprotein Firecracker Chicken & Rice ultra-processed?

Microwave meals Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Myprotein Firecracker Chicken & Rice

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Chicken 35% (Chicken Breast, Salt), Water, Long Grain Rice 8%, Green Pepper 5%, Red Pepper 5%, Coconut Amino's (Coconut Sap, Sea Salt), Sriracha Sauce 3.5% (Chilli, Sugar, Garlic, Salt, Water, Acidity Regulators (Acetic Acid), Citric Acid, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate)), Spring Onion 2.5%, Sugar, Agave Syrup, Cornflour, Garlic Puree, Chilli

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Chicken (35%) (Chicken Breast, Salt), Water, Long Grain Rice (8%), Green Pepper (5%), Red Pepper (5%), Coconut Amino's (Coconut Sap, Sea Salt), Sriracha Sauce (3.5%) (Chilli, Sugar, Garlic, Salt, Water, Acidity Regulators: Acetic Acid, Citric Acid; Stabiliser: Xanthan Gum; Preservative: Potassium Sorbate), Spring Onion (2.5%), Sugar, Agave Syrup, Cornflour, Garlic Puree, Crushed Chilli.

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 350 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 144th. 72% of the microwave meals 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 350 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060558351332, last edited 10 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.