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Is Tesco Chicken, Broccoli and Almond Salad ultra-processed?

265 g Chicken salads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Chicken, Broccoli and Almond Salad

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
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed chicken salads

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 14%, Bulgur Wheat (Water, Bulgur Wheat), Edamame Soya Beans, Red Quinoa (Water, Red Quinoa), Broccoli Florets 9%, Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing (Water, Cider Vinegar, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Parsley, Chive, Mustard Flour, Black Pepper, Onion Powder, Wheat Flour, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Turmeric), Brown Rice (Water, Brown Rice), Hard-boiled Egg, Carrot, Apollo Lettuce, Lollo Rosso, Almonds 1.5%, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Chicken Breast (14%), Cooked Bulgur Wheat [Water, Bulgur Wheat]. Edamame Soya Beans, Cooked Red Quinoa [Water, Red Quinoa], Broccoli Florets (9%), Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing [Water, Cider Vinegar, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Parsley, Chive, Mustard Flour, Black Pepper, Onion Powder, Wheat Flour, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Turmeric], Cooked Brown Rice [Water, Brown Rice], Hard-boiled Egg, Carrot, Apollo Lettuce, Lollo Rosso, Almonds (1.5%), Salt. Wheat Flour contains: Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin

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.

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 chicken salads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 78% of the chicken salads 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 9 chicken salads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753917012, last edited 26 July 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.