Is Tesco Chicken Pesto Wrap ultra-processed?

Chicken wraps Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E450 Diphosphates
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

32 ingredients
5 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

Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Chicken Breast 21%, Water, Spinach, Rapeseed Oil, Basil, Lemon Juice, Palm Oil, Medium Fat Hard Cheese (processing marker), Regato Medium Fat Hard Cheese, Cornflour, Sundried Tomatoes (Tomato, Salt (processing marker)), Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate (ultra-processing marker)), Sugar (processing marker), Parsley, Pine Nuts, Garlic Purée, Salt (processing marker), Stabiliser (Carboxymethylcellulose (ultra-processing marker)), White Wine Vinegar, Black Pepper, Garlic

Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Cooked Chicken Breast (21%), Water, Spinach, Rapeseed Oil, Basil, Lemon Juice, Palm Oil, Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Milk), Regato Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Milk), Cornflour, Sundried Tomatoes [Tomato, Salt], Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate), Sugar, Parsley, Toasted Pine Nuts, Garlic Purée, Salt, Stabiliser (Carboxymethylcellulose), White Wine Vinegar, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder.

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.
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.

4 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 chicken wraps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 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 03477809, last edited 6 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.