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Is plant MADE No Chicken Salad ultra-processed?

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Pack of plant MADE No Chicken Salad

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:

  • 67 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Bread, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Bran, Yeast, Malted Barley Flour, Salt, Emulsifiers (e471, e472 (e)), Wheat Gluten, Malted Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch, Rehydrated Soya Protein 23%, Wheat Gluten 23% (Soya Protein, Wheat Gluten (Soya Protein, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Soya Bean Oil, Flavouring), Stock (Yeast Extract, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Carrot Extract, Onion, Tomato), Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt), Black Pepper, Onion), Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum), Pea Protein, Salt, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), White Pepper), Tomato 7%, Lettuce 6%, Cucumber 5%, Lemon Juice, Black Pepper

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472 Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E502 Carbonates

As written on the pack

Malted Bread (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium. Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Bran, Yeast, Malted Barley Flour, Salt, Emulsifiers (E471, E472(e)), Wheat Gluten, Malted Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch), Rehydrated Soya Protein and Wheat Gluten-Pieces (23%) (Soya Protein and Wheat Gluten Pieces (Soya Protein, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Soya Bean Oil, Flavouring), Stock Powder (Yeast Extract, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Carrot Extract, Onion Powder, Tomato Powder), Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt), Black Pepper, Onion Powder), Vegan Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum), Pea Protein, Salt, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Ground White Pepper), Tomato (7%), Lettuce (6%), Cucumber (5%), Lemon Juice, Black Pepper

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.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • 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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
7 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.

  • 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.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 324 sandwiches

From least to most processed, this one ranks 255th. 82% of the sandwiches 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 324 sandwiches, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5045092206959, last edited 17 March 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.