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Is Tesco kickin chicken dragon ultra-processed?

143 g Sushis Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 109 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sushis

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

Sushi Rice (Water, White Rice, Rice Vinegar, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Salt), Breaded Chicken Breast 14% (Chicken Breast 7.56%, Wheat Flour, Water, Palm Oil, Sugar, Corn Starch, Thickener (Modified Tapioca Starch), Wheat Gluten, Salt, Garlic, Onion, Yeast Extract, Colours (Paprika Extract, Plain Caramel, Curcumin), Yeast, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Fully Refined Soybean Oil), Sriracha Mayonnaise Sachet, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Red Chilli Purée, Sugar, Garlic Purée, Salt, Cornflour, Colours (Paprika Extract, Curcumin), Carrot, Pepper, Gochujang Sauce, Demerara Sugar, Water, White Miso Paste (Water, Soya Bean, Rice, Salt), Rice Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Chilli, Cayenne Pepper (Chilli, Paprika), Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Colour (Paprika Extract), Mayonnaise, Rapeseed Oil, Free Range Egg Yolk (Egg Yolk, Salt), Water, Spirit Vinegar, Colour (Curcumin), Crispy Onion Sachet (Onions, Palm Oil, Wheat Flour, Salt), Shichimi (Red Pepper, Spices (Ginger, Chilli, Turmeric), Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt), Maltodextrin, Salt, Orange Peel, Onion, Paprika, Onion, Sea Salt, Chilli, Rapeseed Oil), Nori Seaweed, White Sesame Seeds, Black Sesame, Cornflour, including cereals containing gluten, Caution (Although every care has been taken to remove bones), some may remain

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E150a Plain caramel , E160c Paprika extract , E260 Acetic acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Sushi Rice (Water, White Rice, Rice Vinegar, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Salt), Breaded Chicken Breast (14%) (Chicken Breast (54%), Wheat Flour, Water, Palm Oil, Sugar, Corn Starch, Thickener (Modified Tapioca Starch), Wheat Gluten, Salt, Garlic, Onion, Yeast Extract, Colours (Paprika Extract, Plain Caramel, Curcumin), Yeast, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Fully Refined Soybean Oil), Sriracha Mayonnaise Sachet (Rapeseed Oil, Water, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Red Chilli Purée, Sugar, Garlic Purée, Salt, Cornflour, Colours (Paprika Extract, Curcumin), Carrot, Pepper, Gochujang Sauce (Demerara Sugar, Water, White Miso Paste (Water, Soya Bean, Rice, Salt), Rice Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Chilli Powder, Cayenne Pepper (Chilli Powder, Paprika), Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Colour (Paprika Extract), Mayonnaise (Rapeseed Oil, Free Range Salted Egg Yolk (Egg Yolk, Salt), Water, Spirit Vinegar, Colour (Curcumin) Crispy Onion Sachet (Onions, Palm Oil, Wheat Flour, Salt), Shichimi (Ground Red Pepper, Ground Spices (Ginger, Chilli Powder, Turmeric), Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt), Maltodextrin, Salt, Orange Peel Granules, Onion Granules, Paprika Flakes, Onion Powder, Sea Salt, Crushed Chilli, Rapeseed Oil), Nori Seaweed, White Sesame Seeds, Black Sesame Seeds, Cornflour. For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Caution: Although every care has been taken to remove bones, some may remain

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.

  • E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 sushis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 88% of the sushis 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 24 sushis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060188171065, 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.
  • 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.