Is Zabiha Halal Chicken Wieners ultra-processed?

12, 450 g Chicken sausages Sold in Canada

Pack of Zabiha Halal Chicken Wieners

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed chicken sausages

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

microwave place wieners preparation aucisses da por 2% 40 0% 1% 13 % redients (chicken), chicke modified corn starch, wheat flour er, salt (processing marker), sodium lactate (ultra-processing marker), sodium nitrite smoke thorbane pare me caniquement, poule odium acete de su strite de fume f ng 36 444 maple alue quotidienne s wheat may contain foc medients (poulet modifie), farine contains de amidon to epices erythor bate contenir des ceufs preparation (lextrose), diacetate ontient du ble peut to into water for 4-6 minutes 16 onto a plate, and eat on low power for 30 to 45 seconds asr rechauffer (porter de la ebullition), retirer du feu, mettez les 46 nutes, micro-onde mettez les saucisse sur un plat rler le appele née, eab sel lacate de valeur utritio ll'original

Additives: E325 Sodium lactate

As written on the pack

microwave place wieners preparation aucisses da por 2% 40 0% 1% 13 % redients: mechanically separated chicken, chicke modified corn starch, wheat flour er, salt, sodium lactate, sodium nitrite smoke thorbane pare me caniquement, poule odium acete de su strite de fume f ng 36 444 maple alue quotidienne s wheat may contain foc medients: poulet modifie, farine contains de amidon to epices erythor bate contenir des ceufs preparation: lextrose, diacetate ontient du ble peut to into water for 4-6 minutes 16 onto a plate, and eat on low power for 30 to 45 seconds asr rechauffer: porter de la ebullition, retirer du feu. mettez les 46 nutes. micro-onde mettez les saucisse sur un plat rler le appele née (38 g) eab sel lacate de valeur utritio ll'original

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.

  • E325 Sodium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
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.

  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
  • Sausages Products in the category "Sausages" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 30 chicken sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 70% of the chicken sausages 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 30 chicken sausages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0067714002034, last edited 20 July 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.