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Is Tesco finest chicken gravy ultra-processed?

Gravy Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco finest chicken gravy

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 30 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed condiments

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

20e0 roast chicken stock 85%, water, yeast extract, chicken bones, chicken fat, sait, chicken, carrot, onion, tomato paste, bay leaf thymel, onion 5%, cornflour, chicken fat, wheat flour, wheat flour, calcium cartbonate, iron, nacin, thiaminl, sauvignon 9, blanc 1%, salt, tomato paste, rosemary, sage, bay black pepper, 200 peud 1 min allergy advice for alliergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold nutrition as sold typical values yanod e yo y a unescorted

As written on the pack

20e0 roast chicken stock (85%) (water. yeast extract. chicken bones. chicken fat. sait. chicken, carrot. onion, tomato paste. bay leaf thymel. onion (5%). cornflour, chicken fat. wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium cartbonate, iron, nacin, thiaminl. sauvignon 9. blanc (1%), salt. tomato paste, rosemary, sage. bay black pepper. 200 peud 1 min allergy advice for alliergens. including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold nutrition as sold typical values yanod e yo y a unescorted

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 34 gravy

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 71% of the gravy 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 34 gravy, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5053947795435, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.