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Is Sainsburys No chicken kiyvs ultra-processed?

250 g Meat analogues Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsburys No chicken kiyvs

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:

  • 46 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed meat analogues

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

Water, Mushroom 20%, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Pea Flour, Stabiliser (Methyl Cellulose), Sustainable Palm Oil, Wheat Gluten 2.5%, Coconut Oil, Pea Fibre, Pea Protein 1.5%, Coconut Milk, Wheat Starch, Pea Starch, Garlic Purée 1%, Yeast Extract, Salt, Roast Garlic Puree 0.5%, Parsley, Dried Onion, Flavouring, Olive Oil, Yeast, Sugar, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Sodium Metabisulphite, Lemon, Emulsifier (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Colour (Beta-carotene), White Pepper, Cracked Black Pepper, Onion, Black Pepper, Garlic, Raising Agent (Ammonium Bicarbonate), Paprika Extract

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E461 Methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Water, Mushroom (20%), Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Pea Flour, Stabiliser: Methyl Cellulose; Sustainable Palm Oil, Wheat Gluten (2.5%), Coconut Oil, Pea Fibre, Pea Protein (1.5%), Coconut Milk, Wheat Starch, Pea Starch, Garlic Purée (1%), Yeast Extract, Salt, Roast Garlic Puree (0.5%), Parsley, Dried Onion, Flavouring, Olive Oil, Yeast, Sugar, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite (Sulphites); Lemon Concentrate, Emulsifier: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Colour: Beta-carotene; White Pepper, Cracked Black Pepper, Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Raising Agent: Ammonium Bicarbonate; Paprika Extract.

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E461 Methyl cellulose 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.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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  • 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.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 511 meat analogues

From least to most processed, this one ranks 485th. 80% of the meat analogues 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00000383, last edited 29 April 2025), 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.