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Sweet and Sour Chicken

Least processed#1 / 2Healthiest#1 / 2Lowest sugar#1 / 2✓ Palm-oil-free
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NOVA · 4 · 25 INGREDIENTS · 2 ADDITIVES
Ultra-processed. 2 additives and 25 ingredients — substantially industrial.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
0
Healthiness
80
Low sugar
70
Low calorie
90
Low salt
75
High protein
50
High fibre
0
Nutrient density
60
Organic
0
Each facet scores 0–100 independently. The headline score above is currently the processing axis only; we're building a weighted composite (Phase 2 — Sprint C) that blends them.
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Barcode · 5057753938284 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
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Starting balance100
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Tomato Puree~0–29%
see related (2)
whole / basic0
Rice Vinegar~0–29%
see related (1)
—0
Sugar~0–29%
added sugar-3
Water~0–29%
see related (1)
whole / basic0
Onion~0–29%
whole / basic0
Water Chestnut~0–29%
see related (1)
whole / basic0
Pineapple2.5%
see related (1)
—0
Modified Maize Starch~0–2.5%
see related (4)
—0
—0
Ginger Puree~0–2.5%
see related (3)
—0
Garlic Puree~0–2.5%
see related (2)
whole / basic0
Salt~0–2.5%
whole / basic0
Onion Powder~0–2.5%
see related (1)
whole / basic0
Rapeseed Oil~0–2.5%
industrial oil-3
Stabiliser~0–2.5%
—0
FinalNOVA · 4 · Ultra-processed0

Per-ingredient deltas come from a published rubric. Additive deltas come from the 468-entry E-number glossary (Open Food Facts taxonomy).

Flagged additives · 1
Xanthan gumE415 · low
Bacterial fermentation product. Used to texturise water-based foods.
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