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Is Wicked Gunpowder Chickpea Jalfrezi ultra-processed?

400g Microwave meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Wicked Gunpowder Chickpea Jalfrezi

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
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed microwave meals

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

Cooked Rice (Water, Basmati Rice, Rapeseed Oil, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Turmeric Powder, Salt, Cumin Seed, Cardamom, Bay Leaf), Tomato, Chickpeas 13%, Tomato Purée, Red Onion, Onion, Red Pepper, Green Pepper, Rapeseed Oil, Baby Spinach, Garlic Purée, Coriander, Green Chilli, Ginger, Tamarind Paste, Salt, Lime Juice, Tomato Juice, Coriander, Desiccated Coconut, Cornflour, Paprika, Cumin, Chilli, Lemon Juice, Cumin Seed, Chilli, Mustard Seed, Colour (Paprika Extract), Fenugreek Seed, Turmeric Powder, Curry, Cardamom, Cinnamon Powder, Cayenne Pepper, Clove, Fennel, Dill

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Cooked Rice [Water, Basmati Rice, Rapeseed Oil, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Turmeric Powder, Salt, Cumin Seed, Cardamom Powder, Bay Leaf], Tomato, Chickpeas (13%), Tomato Purée, Red Onion, Onion, Red Pepper, Green Pepper, Rapeseed Oil, Baby Spinach, Garlic Purée, Coriander, Green Chilli Purée, Ginger Purée, Tamarind Paste, Salt, Lime Juice, Tomato Juice, Coriander Powder, Desiccated Coconut, Cornflour, Paprika, Cumin Powder, Chilli Flakes, Lemon Juice, Cumin Seed, Chilli Powder, Mustard Seed, Colour (Paprika Extract), Fenugreek Seed, Turmeric Powder, Curry Leaves, Cardamom Powder, Cinnamon Powder, Cayenne Pepper, Clove Powder, Fennel Powder, Dill

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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 351 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 179th. 72% of the microwave meals 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 351 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5056684900179, 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.
  • 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.