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Is Tarczyński Parówki Premium z fileta z kurczaka ultra-processed?

180 g Poultry sausages Sold in the United Kingdom and Poland

Pack of Tarczyński Parówki Premium z fileta z kurczaka

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed poultry sausages

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 fillet 90%, chicken fat, starch, salt, spices, spices extracts, flavourings (including smoke flavouring), sugar, chicken protein, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E301 Sodium ascorbate

As written on the pack

chicken breast fillet 90%, chicken fat, starch, salt, spices, spices extracts, flavourings (including smoke flavouring), sugar, chicken protein, antioxidant: sodium ascorbate, preservative: sodium nitrite, the product may contain: soybeans, milk, nuts, celery, mustard,

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
6 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.

  • E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
  • Sausages Products in the category "Sausages" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 47 poultry sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 66% of the poultry sausages 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 47 poultry sausages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5908230515903, last edited 26 May 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.