Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Frozen Breaded Chicken

4 of the top 10 frozen breaded chicken products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The frozen breaded chicken with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 21 frozen breaded chicken with complete data.

  1. 1 Chicken goujons

    Chicken goujons

    a NOVA 3 265 kcal 0.7 g sugar 15.8 g protein 13.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  2. 2 Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Strips

    Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Strips

    Just Bare · 24 oz (1.5 lbs)
    d NOVA 3 183 kcal 2.2 g sugar 18.3 g protein 6.5 g fat

    Also: No additives

  3. 3 Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Fillets

    Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Fillets

    Just Bare · 24 oz (1.5 lbs)
    d NOVA 3 178 kcal 2.5 g sugar 18.6 g protein 6.8 g fat

    Also: No additives

  4. 4 Popcorn Chicken

    Popcorn Chicken

    Tyson · 25 oz
    d NOVA 3 244 kcal 0 g sugar 16.3 g protein 12.8 g fat

    Also: No additives

  5. 5 Battered Chicken Balls

    Battered Chicken Balls

    Aldi Roosters · 380g
    a NOVA 4 183 kcal 0.5 g sugar 16.1 g protein 6.8 g fat
  6. 6 Grilled Chicken Breast Strips

    Grilled Chicken Breast Strips

    Kirkwood
    a NOVA 4 107 kcal 0 g sugar 25.2 g protein 2.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  7. 7 Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Strips Spicy

    Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Strips Spicy

    Realgood Foods Co. · 567 g
    a NOVA 4 107 kcal 0.9 g sugar 19.6 g protein 1.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  8. 8 Breaded chicken steaks

    Breaded chicken steaks

    Waitrose · 505 g
    b NOVA 4 235 kcal 0.8 g sugar 13.9 g protein 13.5 g fat
  9. 9 Tempura Chicken Steaks

    Tempura Chicken Steaks

    Red Hen · 380
    b NOVA 4 200 kcal 0.5 g sugar 13.1 g protein 11.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  10. 10 2 Chicken Burgers

    2 Chicken Burgers

    Iglo · 200 g e (2 * 100 g)
    b NOVA 4 261 kcal 0.6 g sugar 14.7 g protein 13.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published frozen 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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