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Is Oakhurst Chicken Shawarma ultra-processed?

Meals with chicken Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Pack of Oakhurst Chicken Shawarma

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:

  • 49 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

nutrition typical values, oven cooked Energy Fat 536 did states Carbohydrate Phre Protein CHICKEN LEGS 78%, Tzatziki Style Dressing Greek Style Yogurt, Water, Gherkins (Gherkins, Spirit Vinegar, Salt Spirit Vinegar, Modified Maize Starch, Sugar, Garlic Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Red Wine Vinegar, Lemon Juice, Mint, Potassium Sorbate), Sugar, Cumin, Smoked Paprika, Salt, Garlic Powder, Maize Starch, Black Pepper, Coriander, Black Onion Seeds, Onion Powder, Lemon Juice, Cayenne Chilli Powder, Guar Gum, Cinnamon Powder, Ginger Powder, Nutmeg, Clove, Mint, Citric Acid, Parsley, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Star Anise, Dextrose, Lemon Oil, Chilli, Bay Leaves, Pimento, Coriander Extract ALLERGY ADVICE

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

NUTRITION TYPICAL VALUES (oven cooked Energy Fat 536 did states Carbohydrate Phre Protein CHICKEN LEGS (78%), Tzatziki Style Dressing Greek Style Yogurt (Milk), Water, Diced Gherkins (Gherkins, Spirit Vinegar, Salt Spirit Vinegar, Modified Maize Starch, Sugar, Garlic Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Stabilisers: Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum; Red Wine Vinegar, Lemon Juice, Dried Mint, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate) Sugar, Cumin Powder, Smoked Paprika Powder, Salt, Garlic Powder, Maize Starch, Black Pepper, Coriander Powder, Black Onion Seeds, Onion Powder, Lemon Juice Powder, Cayenne Chilli Powder, Stabiliser: Guar Gum, Cinnamon Powder, Ginger Powder, Nutmeg Powder, Clove Powder, Dried Mint, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, Dried Parsley, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Ground Star Anise, Dextrose, Lemon Oil, Crushed Chilli, Ground Bay Leaves, Pimento Extract, Coriander Extract 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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • 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.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 213 meals with chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 190th. 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 4061459786354, last edited 22 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.
  • 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.