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Is Okami Garlic BBQ Chicken Bao ultra-processed?

23 oz (1 lb 7 oz) 652 g Meals with chicken Sold in Sweden

Pack of Okami Garlic BBQ Chicken Bao

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:

  • 101 ingredients
  • 11 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed meals with chicken

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

Wrapper (Wheat Flour (Malted Barley Flour, Ascorbic Acid), Water, Sugar, Shortening (Palm), Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Yeast (Yeast, Soybean Oil, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid, Arabic Gum)), Garlic BBQ Chicken Filling, Chicken, Chicken Thigh Meat, Sugar, Dark Soy Sauce (Water, Molasses, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Wheat Flour), Salt, Caramel Color), Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Wheat Flour), Cooking Wine (Sauterne Wine, Salt, Potassium Metabisulfite), Spices (Contains Sulfiting Agents), Garlic BBQ Sauce (Sugar, Sake (Water, Rice, Salt), Water, Dark Soy Sauce (Water, Salt, Sugar, Soybeans, Wheat, Molasses), Green Onion, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Garlic (Garlic, Citric Acid), Fried Onion (Onion, Palm Oil, Wheat Flour, Salt), Chili Garlic Sauce (Chili Peppers (Chili Peppers, Salt), Water, Sugar, Rice Vinegar, Garlic, Modified Corn Starch, Acetic Acid), Ginger (Ginger, Citric Acid), Modified Food Starch, Chicken Base (Chicken Meat Including Natural Chicken Juices, Sea Salt, Chicken Fat, Vegetable Extract (Potato, Carrot, Onion), Yeast Extract, Natural Flavors, Turmeric), Sesame Oil, White Pepper, Xanthan Gum, Black Pepper)

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E224 Potassium metabisulphite , E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E414 Acacia gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E491 Sorbitan monostearate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

Wrapper (Bleached Wheat Flour Enriched [(Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid). Malted Barley Flour, Ascorbic Acid], Water, Sugar, Shortening [Palm], Baking Powder [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate], Yeast [Yeast, Soybean Oil, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid, Arabic Gum]), Garlic BBQ Chicken Filling (Diced Chicken (Chicken Thigh Meat, Sugar, Dark Soy Sauce (Water, Molasses, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Wheat Flour), Salt, Caramel Color)], Soy Sauce [Water, Soybeans, Salt, Wheat Flour], Cooking Wine [Sauterne Wine, Salt, Potassium Metabisulfite], Spices [Contains Sulfiting Agents]), Garlic BBQ Sauce [Sugar, Salted Sake (Water, Rice, Salt), Water, Dark Soy Sauce (Water, Salt, Sugar, Soybeans, Wheat, Molasses), Green Onion, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Garlic (Garlic, Citric Acid), Fried Onion (Onion, Palm Oil, Wheat Flour, Salt), Chili Garlic Sauce (Salted Chili Peppers (Chili Peppers, Salt), Water, Sugar, Rice Vinegar, Dehydrated Garlic, Modified Corn Starch, Acetic Acid), Ginger Puree (Ginger, Citric Acid), Modified Food Starch, Chicken Base (Chicken Meat Including Natural Chicken Juices, Sea Salt, Chicken Fat, Vegetable Extract (Potato, Carrot, Onion), Yeast Extract, Natural Flavors, Turmeric), Sesame Oil, White Pepper, Xanthan Gum, Black Pepper]). Contains: Soy, Wheat, Sesame, Sulfite.

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.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E491 Sorbitan monostearate 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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  • 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 213 meals with chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 209th. 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 0732869940226, last edited 2 April 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.