Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Breaded Chicken

3 of the top 10 breaded chicken products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The breaded chicken with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 250 breaded chicken with complete data.

  1. 1 Buttermilk Chicken Tenders

    Buttermilk Chicken Tenders

    M&S · 300 g
    a NOVA 1 206 kcal 0.8 g sugar 18.6 g protein 10.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  2. 2 Popcorn Chicken

    Popcorn Chicken

    Marks & Spencer
    a NOVA 1 273 kcal 0.5 g sugar 15.5 g protein 16.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  3. 3 Classic Fillets

    Classic Fillets

    Marks & Spencers · 440 g
    b NOVA 1 184 kcal 3.8 g sugar 17 g protein 8.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  4. 4 Aiguillettes de poulet panées

    Aiguillettes de poulet panées

    L'etal du Volailler · 400 g
    a NOVA 3 128 kcal 2.5 g sugar 19 g protein 1.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Chicken Breast Tenders

    Chicken Breast Tenders

    Bell & Evan’s · 12 oz
    a NOVA 3 188 kcal 1.8 g sugar 17.6 g protein 7.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Aiguillettes à la milanaise

    Aiguillettes à la milanaise

    Le Gaulois
    a NOVA 3 126 kcal 0 g sugar 20 g protein 1.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  7. 7 Backhendlstreifen

    Backhendlstreifen

    Clever · 500 g
    a NOVA 3 230 kcal 0.5 g sugar 22 g protein 10 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  8. 8 Filet de poulet panés

    Filet de poulet panés

    Maître CoQ · 400 g
    b NOVA 3 217 kcal 1.3 g sugar 15 g protein 10 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 22 Chicken pops

    22 Chicken pops

    Sainsbury's · 190g
    b NOVA 3 266 kcal 0.6 g sugar 16.8 g protein 14 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Hähnchen Minischnitzel

    Hähnchen Minischnitzel

    Gour meat · 500g
    b NOVA 3 202 kcal 1 g sugar 16 g protein 8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published breaded chicken on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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