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Is Tesco Greek Inspired Chicken & Feta Sandwich ultra-processed?

246 g Sandwiches Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Greek Inspired Chicken & Feta Sandwich

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:

  • 44 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed sandwiches

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 19%, Cucumber, Tomato, Water, Spinach, Butter Beans, Feta Full Fat Soft Cheese, Low Fat Yogurt, Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, Spinach Powder, Red Pepper, Cornflour, Salt, Mint, Emulsifiers (mono- and DiGlycerides of Fatty Acids, mono- and DiAcetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and DiGlycerides of Fatty Acids), Egg, Malt Vinegar (Barley), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Sugar, Black Pepper, Mustard, Garlic, Chive, Spirit Vinegar, Basil, Vitamin D, Sea Salt, Mustard Husk, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Sunflower Oil, Wheat Starch, Turmeric, Pimento

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Chicken Breast (19%), Cucumber, Tomato, Water, Spinach, Butter Beans, Feta Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Low Fat Yogurt (Milk), Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, Spinach Powder, Dried Red Pepper, Cornflour, Salt, Mint, Emulsifiers (Mono - and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono - and Di-Acetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono - and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids), Pasteurised Egg, Malt Vinegar (Barley), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Sugar, Black Pepper, Mustard Flour, Garlic, Chive, Spirit Vinegar, Basil, Vitamin D, Sea Salt, Mustard Husk, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Sunflower Oil, Wheat Starch, Turmeric, Pimento.

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.

5 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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 324 sandwiches

From least to most processed, this one ranks 136th. 82% of the sandwiches 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 324 sandwiches, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697778513, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.