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Is Specially Selected Moroccan Inspired Chicken Soup ultra-processed?

600 g Soups Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Specially Selected Moroccan Inspired Chicken Soup

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:

  • 65 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, tomato 22%, Onion, chickpeas 8%, chicken thigh 6%, Apricots, carrot 4%, Dark Speckled Lentils, Tomato Puree, Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil, Ginger, Honey, Salt, Seasoning, Sugar, Spices (Paprika, Cumin, Red Pepper, Ginger Powder, Coriander, Fennel, Black Pepper, Caraway Seeds, Cardamom, Cinnamon Powder, Pimentos, Red Chilli, Chilli, Fenugreek, Nutmeg), Green Pepper, Black Onion Seeds, Green Pepper, Coriander, Rapeseed Oil, Parsley, Sea Salt, Salt, Curcumin, Paprika Extract, Black Pepper Extract, Clove, Coriander Leaf, Coriander, Cumin, Turmeric, Cinnamon, Smoked Paprika, Cardamom, Ground Nutmeg, Mace, Clove, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, warning (Although every effort has been made to remove bones), some small bones may remain, flavourings, preservatives, use by (See id STORAGE), Kepe and use within of which suges Fibre FREEZING State one month, Defini Never defrostin avamin Protein Salt *Per half pot of tim and vegetables Produced using Protecti 600ge If you are not entie return it to the stree be pleased to enh ME This does not afect ALDI DASTJ Recyce T

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Water, TOMATO (22%), Onion, CHICKPEAS (8%), CHICKEN THIGH (6%), Apricots, CARROT (4%), Dark Speckled Lentils, Tomato Puree, Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil, Ginger Purée, Honey, Salt, Seasoning [Sugar, Spices (Paprika, Cumin, Red Pepper Powder, Ginger Powder, Coriander Powder, Fennel, Black Pepper, Caraway Seeds, Cardamom, Cinnamon Powder, Ground Pimentos, Red Chilli Powder, Chilli Powder, Fenugreek, Nutmeg), Green Pepper, Black Onion Seeds, Green Pepper Flakes, Coriander, Rapeseed Oil, Parsley, Sea Salt, Salt, Colour: Curcumin; Paprika Extract, Black Pepper Extract, Clove Extract), Coriander Leaf, Ground Coriander, Cumin Powder, Ground Turmeric, Ground Cinnamon, Smoked Paprika Powder, Cardamom Powder, Ground Nutmeg, Ground Mace, Clove Powder, Ground Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper. WARNING: Although every effort has been made to remove bones, some small bones may remain. No artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives. USE BY: See id STORAGE: Kepe and use within of which suges Fibre FREEZING State one month. Defini Never defrostin avamin Protein Salt *Per half pot of tim and vegetables Produced using Protecti 600ge If you are not entie return it to the stree be pleased to enh ME This does not afect ALDI DASTJ Recyce T

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.

  • E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 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.
  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 722 soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 504th. 63% of the 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 722 soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600321370, 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.
  • 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.