Is it ultra-processed?
Menu

Is Schwartz Chicken casserole ultra-processed?

36gr Dehydrated soups Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Schwartz Chicken casserole

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed dehydrated soups

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

Wheat Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Nacin (Vitamin B3), Thiamin (Vitamin B1), Modifed Starch, Natural Flavouings, Salt, Lactose (from Milk), Spices (Garic Powder 39), Black Pepper), Herbs (Sage 2%, Oregano, Rosemary), Skimmed Mik Powder, Colour (Plain Caramel), Flavouring

Additives: E150a Plain caramel

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour(with Calcium, Iron, Nacin (Vitamin B3), Thiamin (Vitamin B1), Modifed Starch, Natural Flavouings, Salt, Powdered Lactose (from Milk), Spices (Garic Powder 39), Black Pepper), Herbs (Sage (2%), Oregano, Rosemary), Skimmed Mik Powder, Colour (Plain Caramel), Flavouring.

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.

  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 dehydrated soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 84% of the dehydrated soups 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 55 dehydrated soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000225005793, last edited 27 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.