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Is The Gym Kitchen Piri piri chicken ultra-processed?

Meals with chicken Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Gym Kitchen Piri piri chicken

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:

  • 48 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed meals with chicken

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

Brown Rice 25% (Water, Brown Rice), Chicken Breast 22% (Chicken Breast, Tomato Paste, Ginger, Garlic Purée, Yogurt Powder, Cornflour, Green Chilli, Salt, Chilli, Fenugreek, Coriander, Cumin, Ginger Powder, Cinnamon Powder, Black Pepper, Mace, Star Anise, Turmeric, Basil, Paprika Extract), Broccoli 19%, Water, Carrots 8%, Tomatoes, Red Peppers, Onions, Garlic Purée, Red Quinoa 1%, Chilli Purée, Yellow Split Peas, Red Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Water, Cornflour, Tomato Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Pectin, Cumin Seeds, Smoked Paprika, Oregano, Coriander, Chilli, Black Pepper

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Cooked Brown Rice (25%) [Water, Brown Rice], Cooked Marinated Chicken Breast (22%) [Chicken Breast, Tomato Paste, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Yogurt Powder (Milk), Cornflour, Green Chilli Purée, Salt, Chilli Powder, Fenugreek, Coriander Powder, Cumin Powder, Ginger Powder, Cinnamon Powder, Black Pepper, Mace, Star Anise, Turmeric, Basil Flakes, Paprika Extract], Broccoli (19%), Water, Carrots (8%), Tomatoes, Red Peppers, Onions, Garlic Purée, Red Quinoa (1%), Chilli Purée, Yellow Split Peas, Red Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Smoked Water, Cornflour, Tomato Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Pectin, Cumin Seeds, Smoked Paprika, Oregano, Coriander Powder, Chilli Powder, Black Pepper. Allergy Advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold 70% 20%

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 213 meals with chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 114th. 79% of the meals with chicken 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 213 meals with chicken, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060084345591, last edited 5 April 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.