Is The Gym Kitchen Korean Beef Chilli ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 42 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed beef dishes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Brown Rice 26% (Water, Brown Rice), Beef 22%, Broccoli 13%, Water, Sweetcorn 7%, Red Peppers, Green Lentils 4%, Onions, Gochujang Paste, Glucose Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Water, Fructose (ultra-processing marker), Black Soya Beans, Red Pepper, Sugar (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Salt (processing marker), Onion, Tomato, White Wine Vinegar, Cayenne, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Acidity regulator (Acetic Acid), Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Paprika Extract), Soya Beans, Rice Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Yellow Split Peas, Ginger, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Tomato Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Salt (processing marker), Chilli, Made in the UK using Beef from UK and non-UK countries, NILLONE STE NON NE HELH CATEGO Qdbvw=
Additives: E260 Acetic acid
As written on the pack
Cooked Brown Rice (26%) [Water, Brown Rice], Beef (22%), Broccoli (13%), Water, Sweetcorn (7%), Red Peppers, Green Lentils (4%), Onions, Gochujang Paste [Glucose Syrup, Water, Fructose, Black Soya Beans, Concentrated Red Pepper Juice, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Onion Powder, Salt, Onion Juice Concentrate, Tomato Powder, White Wine Vinegar, Cayenne Powder, Maltodextrin, Acidity regulator (Acetic Acid), Colour (Paprika Extract) Soya Beans, Rice Flour, Spirit Vinegar), Yellow Split Peas, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Tomato Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Chilli Powder. Allergy Advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Made in the UK using Beef from UK and non-UK countries. NILLONE STE NON NE HELH CATEGO Qdbvw=
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.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
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.
Among 69 beef dishes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 59th. 55% of the beef dishes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060084345553, last edited 25 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.