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Is Sainsbury's Chargrilled British chicken breast mini fillets ultra-processed?

Cooked chicken Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Chargrilled British chicken breast mini fillets

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:

  • 8 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed cooked 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

British Chicken Breast, Natural Mineral Salt, Stabilisers (Potassium Triphosphate), Sodium Triphosphate, Made using 114g of chicken per 100g of cooked Safety (Although every care has been taken to remove all bones 0.30 0.59), some may remain 0.5g A slight odour may be present upon opening due 23.30 to the protective atmosphere packing-this does 041g not affect the quality and flavour of the chicken Labels CTRAY Recycle FILM Don't Recycle

Additives: E451 Triphosphates , E451i Pentasodium triphosphate , E451ii Pentapotassium triphosphate

As written on the pack

British Chicken Breast, Natural Mineral Salt, Stabilisers: Potassium Triphosphate, Sodium Triphosphate. Made using 114g of chicken per 100g of cooked Safety: Although every care has been taken to remove all bones 0.30 0.59 - 0.5g some may remain 0.5g A slight odour may be present upon opening due 23.30 to the protective atmosphere packing-this does 041g not affect the quality or flavour of the chicken Labels CTRAY Recycle FILM Don't Recycle

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.

  • E451 Triphosphates 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.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 78 cooked chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 32nd. 79% of the cooked 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 78 cooked chicken, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00427272, last edited 20 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.