Is Steggles Tempura Chicken Dino Snacks ultra-processed?

1 kg Chickens Sold in Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Glucose
E450 Diphosphates
E451 Triphosphates

35 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed chickens

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 52%, water, wheat flour, maize flour, wheat st salt, dextrose (ultra-processing marker) (tapioca (processing marker), maize), mineral (salts (processing marker), 450), 451, 500, spice, turmeri wheat gluten, vegetable oil (processing marker), soy meal (wheat), soy protein, vegetables (onion, garlic), natural chicken roast flavour, yeast extract, this is a formed product (glute), soy, contain sesame seeds, take care (we've taken great care to remove all bones from u however some may be present, matin storage), keep frozen, store at and below, 18°c, stegglesaust

Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E451 Triphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E450 Diphosphates, E451 Triphosphates.

As written on the pack

chicken (52%), water, wheat flour, maize flour, wheat st salt, dextrose (tapioca, maize), mineral salts (450, 451, 500), spice (turmeri wheat gluten, vegetable oil, soy meal (wheat), soy protein, dehydrated vegetables (onion, garlic), natural chicken roast flavour, yeast extract. this is a formed product. allergens: this product contains wheat (glute) and soy and contain sesame seeds. take care: we've taken great care to remove all bones from u however some may be present. matin storage: keep frozen. store at or below - 18°c. stegglesaust

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.

E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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.

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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 356 chickens

From least to most processed, this one ranks 297th. 74% of the chickens 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 356 chickens, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310213567513, last edited 6 June 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.