Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Cooked Chicken

3 of the top 10 cooked chicken products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The cooked chicken with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 235 cooked chicken with complete data.

  1. 1 Chicken nuggets

    Chicken nuggets

    Members Mark · 4 unit
    c NOVA 1 250 kcal 0 g sugar 11.3 g protein 13.8 g fat

    Also: No additives

  2. 2 Bucket Tenders®

    Bucket Tenders®

    KFC
    d NOVA 1 200 kcal 0.1 g sugar 18 g protein 8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  3. 3 Mini redondo de pollo asado con bacon

    Mini redondo de pollo asado con bacon

    La Canotera · 250g
    d NOVA 1 154 kcal 0.6 g sugar 20.5 g protein 7.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  4. 4 Chicken Breast Strips

    Chicken Breast Strips

    Asda · 750 g
    a NOVA 3 125 kcal 0.5 g sugar 25 g protein 2.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Pechuga de pollo al natural

    Pechuga de pollo al natural

    AUCHAN · Peso neto 240 g (3 × 80 g ℮). Peso neto escurrido: 156 (3 × 52 g)
    a NOVA 3 134 kcal 0 g sugar 30 g protein 1.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Mini redondo de pollo con cebolla caramelizada

    Mini redondo de pollo con cebolla caramelizada

    La Sirena · 400 g
    a NOVA 3 158 kcal 2.6 g sugar 18 g protein 7.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  7. 7 Plain Half Chicken

    Plain Half Chicken

    Asda · 1 Half Chicken
    a NOVA 3 213 kcal 0.1 g sugar 28.6 g protein 9.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  8. 8 Pollo al curry con riso basmati

    Pollo al curry con riso basmati

    Good choice
    a NOVA 3 152 kcal 0.2 g sugar 11.8 g protein 6.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Bites

    Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Bites

    Just Bare
    b NOVA 3 190 kcal 2 g sugar 16 g protein 7 g fat

    Also: No additives

  10. 10 Bâtonnets de Poulet

    Bâtonnets de Poulet

    Marque Repère · 400 g
    b NOVA 3 218 kcal 0.8 g sugar 16 g protein 9.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published cooked 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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