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Is Tesco Chicken & Bacon Wrap ultra-processed?

Chicken wraps Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Chicken & Bacon Wrap

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:

  • 40 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed chicken wraps

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

Water, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Chicken Breast 23%, Lettuce, Smoked Bacon 6% (Pork, Water, Sugar, Salt, Emulsifier (Pentasodium Triphosphate), Honey, Preservative (Sodium Nitrite)), Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, Cornflour, Humectant (Glycerol), White Wine Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Tomato, Salt, Sugar, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate), Mustard Seed, Red Pepper, Paprika, Black Pepper, Spirit Vinegar, Garlic, Basil, Sunflower Oil

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E451 Triphosphates , E451i Pentasodium triphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Water, Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Chicken Breast (23%), Lettuce, Smoked Bacon (6%) [Pork, Water, Sugar, Salt, Emulsifier (Pentasodium Triphosphate), Honey, Preservative (Sodium Nitrite)], Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, Cornflour, Humectant (Glycerol), White Wine Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Tomato Powder, Salt, Sugar, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate), Mustard Seed, Red Pepper, Paprika, Black Pepper, Spirit Vinegar, Garlic Powder, Basil, Sunflower Oil.

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.

  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • 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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
7 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.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 chicken wraps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 90% of the chicken wraps 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 20 chicken wraps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 03231340, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.