Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Butter Chicken

7 of the top 10 butter chicken products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The butter chicken with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 31 butter chicken with complete data.

  1. 1 Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice

    Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice

    Trader Joe's · 12.5oz
    b NOVA 3 113 kcal 0.9 g sugar 6.8 g protein 3.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  2. 2 Butter Chicken Indian Recipe

    Butter Chicken Indian Recipe

    Saffron Road · 10 oz
    b NOVA 3 138 kcal 1.8 g sugar 9.2 g protein 4.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  3. 3 Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice

    Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice

    Lidl · 12.5 oz
    b NOVA 3 113 kcal 0.9 g sugar 6.8 g protein 3.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  4. 4 Butter Chicken Curry

    Butter Chicken Curry

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    c NOVA 3 129 kcal 4.9 g sugar 12 g protein 5.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  5. 5 Butter Chicken

    Butter Chicken

    M&S Food · 400 g e
    c NOVA 3 192 kcal 3.8 g sugar 13.6 g protein 12.7 g fat

    Also: No additives

  6. 6 Classic Butter Chicken

    Classic Butter Chicken

    The Spice Tailor · 300g
    d NOVA 3 118 kcal 5.3 g sugar 3.3 g protein 7.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  7. 7 Butter chicken

    Butter chicken

    Marks & Spencer · 400 g
    d NOVA 3 172 kcal 4.2 g sugar 13.9 g protein 10.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  8. 8 Butter chicken masala

    Butter chicken masala

    supervalu · 500 g
    a NOVA 4 125 kcal 2.9 g sugar 13 g protein 6.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  9. 9 Butter Chicken

    Butter Chicken

    Waitrose
    b NOVA 4 145 kcal 4.4 g sugar 12.2 g protein 8.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  10. 10 Journey to India

    Journey to India

    Journey to India
    b NOVA 4 114 kcal 0.9 g sugar 6.9 g protein 3.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published butter 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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