Is This Isn't Chicken Thighs ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 27 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed chicken thighs
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Plant-based chicken flavoured thighs made with soya protein, Water, Soya Protein 22%, Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Rapeseed, Shea (processing marker), Olive), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Fava Protein Isolate, Potato Starch (processing marker), Psyllium Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Thickeners (ultra-processing marker) (Konjac (ultra-processing marker), Sodium Alginate (ultra-processing marker), Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker)), Salt (processing marker), Dextrin (ultra-processing marker), Pea Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Pea Protein Isolate, Stabiliser (Calcium Sulphate), Iron, Vitamin B12, Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Beetroot Red (ultra-processing marker)), and, B C
Additives: E1400 Dextrin , E162 Beetroot red , E401 Sodium alginate , E415 Xanthan gum , E425 Konjac , E516 Calcium sulphate
As written on the pack
Plant-based chicken flavoured thighs made with soya protein. Water, Soya Protein Concentrate (22%), Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Shea, Olive), Natural Flavouring, Fava Protein Isolate, Potato Starch, Psyllium Fibre, Thickeners (Konjac, Sodium Alginate, Xanthan Gum), Salt, Dextrin, Pea Fibre, Pea Protein Isolate, Stabiliser (Calcium Sulphate), Iron, Vitamin B12, Colour (Beetroot Red). For allergens, see ingredients in bold. May contain cereals containing gluten. SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS & VEGANS. B C
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.
- E1400 Dextrin Dextrin is starch partly broken down by heat or acid, used as a thickener, binder and coating.
- E162 Beetroot red 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.
- E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E425 Konjac A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
4 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.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 11 chicken thighs
From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 82% of the chicken thighs here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060678710958, last edited 20 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.