Is Sainsbury's Chicken Stock ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, meals, as at least group 3.
- 16 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score A
Ingredients
British Chicken Stock 47% (Water, British Chicken Carcass), Water, Roast Chicken Stock 12% (Water, British Chicken Carcass, Onion, Carrots, Leek, Parsley, Garlic, White Pepper, Bay Leaf), Onion, Bay Leaf
As written on the pack
British Chicken Stock (47%) (Water, British Chicken Carcass), Water, Roast Chicken Stock (12%) (Water, British Chicken Carcass, Onion, Carrots, Leek, Parsley, Garlic, White Pepper, Bay Leaf), Onion, Bay Leaf
What makes it processed
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Among 189 canned soups
From least to most processed, this one ranks 32nd. 68% of the canned soups here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01802924, last edited 5 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.