Is Sainsbury's chicken samosas ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
E160c Paprika extract

51 ingredients
2 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Potato 12%, Onion, Yogurt (Cows' Milk), Chicken Breast 9% (Chicken Breast, Salt (processing marker), Corn Starch (processing marker)), British Chicken Thigh 9%, Petits Pois 7%, Rice Flour, Coriander Leaf, Cornflour, Palm Oil, Tomato Paste, Ginger, Garlic Purée, Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Salt (processing marker), Coriander, Paprika Powder, Turmeric Powder, Chilli, Garlic, Fenugreek, Cumin Seeds, Mango, Cumin, Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker)), Mint, Cinnamon Powder, Bay Leaf, Cayenne Pepper, Ajwain, Ginger Powder, Gram Flour, Fennel, Onion, Nutmeg, Lemon Oil, Citric Acid, Black Pepper, Asafoetida

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Potato (12%), Onion, Yogurt (Cows' Milk), Cooked Chicken Breast (9%) (Chicken Breast, Salt, Corn Starch), British Chicken Thigh (9%), Petits Pois (7%), Rice Flour, Coriander Leaf, Cornflour, Palm Oil, Tomato Paste, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Salt, Coriander Powder, Paprika Powder, Turmeric Powder, Chilli Powder, Garlic Powder, Fenugreek Powder, Cumin Seeds, Mango Powder, Cumin Powder, Colour: Paprika Extract; Mint, Cinnamon Powder, Bay Leaf, Cayenne Pepper, Ajwain, Ginger Powder, Gram Flour, Fennel Powder, Onion Powder, Nutmeg, Lemon Oil, Citric Acid, Black Pepper, Asafoetida.

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

2 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.

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About this information

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