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Is Waitrose Lemon & pepper chicken breasts ultra-processed?

Chicken breast without skin raw Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Waitrose Lemon & pepper chicken breasts

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 11 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed chicken breast without skin raw

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

Chicken breast 90%, rapeseed oil, lemon juice, black pepper, sea salt, green pepper, lemon zest, thyme, parsley, sunflower oil, lemon oil

As written on the pack

Chicken breast (90%), rapeseed oil, lemon juice, black pepper, sea salt, green pepper, lemon zest, thyme, parsley, sunflower oil, lemon oil

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 chicken breast without skin raw

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 25% of the chicken breast without skin raw 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 8 chicken breast without skin raw, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169193648, last edited 21 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.