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Is Sainsbury's Roast chicken ultra-processed?

1 Roast chicken Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Roast chicken

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed roast 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, Stabiliser (Sodium Triphosphate), BrownS Dextrose, Salt, Made using 120g of chicken per 100g of ro Moisture is lost during cooking, ugar, ast chicke TRAY Recycle FILM Don't Recycle We're sure you'll love this product, If you don't, simply return for a full refund, Or, call our careline 0800 6362 Try me! Your statutory rights are not affected, Packed in Northern Ireland for Sainsbur CIN 2HT 02 (2E)

Additives: E451 Triphosphates , E451i Pentasodium triphosphate

As written on the pack

British Chicken, Stabiliser: Sodium Triphosphate; BrownS Dextrose, Salt. Made using 120g of chicken per 100g of ro Moisture is lost during cooking. ugar, ast chicke TRAY Recycle FILM Don't Recycle We're sure you'll love this product. If you don't, simply return for a full refund. Or. call our careline 0800 6362 Try me! Your statutory rights are not affected. Packed in Northern Ireland for Sainsbur CIN 2HT 02:2E:

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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 roast chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 75% of the roast 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 8 roast chicken, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00294591, 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.