Is Simply Tandoori Chicken Breast Chunks ultra-processed?

160g Cooked chicken Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160c Paprika extract

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed cooked chicken

Frozen chicken drumsticks Moy park 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
half butter basted chicken to go M&S 3 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
British chicken drumsticks Birchwood Farm 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Japanese Style Chicken Curry with rice Myprotein 23 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

Chicken Breast 92%, Maize Starch (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Spices, Salt (processing marker), Garlic Paste, Yogurt Powder, Green Chilli, Ginger Paste, Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker), Lemon Juice, Basil

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Chicken Breast (92%), Maize Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Spices, Salt, Garlic Paste, Yogurt Powder (Milk), Green Chilli, Ginger Paste, Paprika Extract, Lemon Juice, Basil

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.

3 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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 78 cooked chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 79% of the cooked 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 78 cooked chicken, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4335619313439, last edited 11 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.