Keventer Frozen Ready Meals & Snacks#80 of 128 in categoryRating 3/5

Keventer Chicken Nuggets

Red flags

Red flag: High saturated fat (5.1g)
Red flag: Palm oil listed

Green flags

Green flag: Source of protein (10.5g)
Green flag: No added sugar

Ingredients, decoded

11 listed

Chicken (52%)
Water
Bread Crumbs (Wheat Flour, Yeast, Iodised Salt, Dextrose)
Edible Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil)
Batter (Stabiliser (INS 466))
Soya
Iodised Salt
Garlic
Onion
Sequestrant (INS 451(i), INS 450(iii), INS 451(ii))
Red Chilli Powder

ConcernWorth watchingIn label order. Tap a highlighted one to learn more.

High saturated fatNutrition per 100 g

DNutritionBIngredients3Risk

Energy243 kcal

Protein10.5 g

Carbohydrates24 g

Total sugars5.4 g

Added sugars0 g

Total fat11.7 g

Saturated fat5.1 g

Trans fat0 g

Cholesterol42 mg

Sodium564 mg

Highlighted values exceed FSSAI and UK FSA front of pack thresholds.

Our take

CleanPlate review

Chicken nuggets: 52% chicken, 564 mg sodium

Keventer Chicken Nuggets is chicken (52%), water, bread crumbs, palm oil and a batter, with soya, salt, garlic, onion, red chilli and phosphate sequestrants. The pack is 400 g, about 20 pieces of 20 g, and the panel is printed per 100 g.

CleanPlate scores it DB3. The D for nutrition is low: only 10.5 g protein per 100 g and little else credited. The B for ingredients reflects a mix of whole and refined ingredients (led by chicken, bread crumbs and edible vegetable oil), with additives that cost points: carboxymethyl cellulose, diphosphates and triphosphates. The 3 for risk comes mainly from sodium (564 mg per 100 g) and saturated fat (5.1 g per 100 g).

Claims vs reality

What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.

Product name
“Chicken Nuggets”
Holds
Chicken is the first ingredient at 52%.
On the pack
“No added preservatives just clean goodness”
Holds
No preservative is listed, but cellulose gum (INS 466) and two phosphate sequestrants (INS 450(iii), 451) are.
On the pack
“Freshly made and perfectly frozen”
Be careful
Fresh and frozen describe handling, not the recipe, which includes water, bread crumbs and a batter.

How DB3 breaks down

Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.

How we score →

01 Nutritional valueA to E

Low nutrient density

Protein: 10.5 g
Fibre: Not declared
Vitamins and minerals: None declared
Energy: 243 kcal

Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.

02 Ingredient & label integrityA to E

Good, few concerning additives

Base: Chicken
Main fat: Edible Vegetable Oil
Sweeteners: Bread Crumbs
Additives: 3
Flagged: Palm oil

Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.

03 Risk nutrients1 to 5

Moderate risk

Added sugar: 0 g
Sodium: 564 mg
Saturated fat: 5.1 g
Trans fat: 0 g

Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.

A closer look

Does the label add up?

Chicken (52%), water, bread crumbs (wheat flour, yeast, iodised salt, dextrose), edible vegetable oil (palm oil), batter [stabiliser (INS 466)], soya, iodised salt, garlic, onion, sequestrant [INS 451(i), INS 450(iii), INS 451(ii)] and red chilli powder.

Per 100 g: 243 kcal, 11.7 g fat of which 5.1 g saturated, 5.4 g sugar of which 0 g added, 10.5 g protein, 564 mg sodium. Energy matches the Atwater sum (243 kcal). Dextrose is listed inside the bread crumbs while added sugar is printed as 0, so the 5.4 g of total sugar is treated as free sugar and the score is provisional. The pack's back text also prints saturated fat 'not more than 2.8%', which does not match the panel's 5.1 g; the panel is used. Net 400 g.

Ingredients to watch

AdditivesConcern
Cellulose gum (INS 466) costs 6 points and each phosphate sequestrant 4.
SodiumWorth watching
564 mg per 100 g, near the 600 mg high line, about 113 mg per 20 g piece.
Saturated fatWorth watching
5.1 g per 100 g, at the 5 g high line, from palm oil.
ProteinFine
10.5 g per 100 g, mostly from the 52% chicken.

Common misconceptions

Myth: "Chicken nuggets are mostly chicken"

Chicken is 52%; the rest is water, bread crumbs, batter and palm oil.

Myth: "No preservatives means no additives"

The list still carries cellulose gum and two phosphate sequestrants.

How often, and how

Healthy adultsA few times a week
ChildrenOccasionally
Diabetes or prediabetesOccasionally, watch the sugar

Smarter ways to eat it

Count the pieces

Each piece is about 20 g, so five pieces is about 100 g and 243 kcal.

Air-fry or bake

That avoids adding more oil to the 11.7 g of fat per 100 g already in the nuggets.

Common questions

Is Keventer Chicken Nuggets healthy?

Keventer Chicken Nuggets scores DB3 (Fair) on CleanPlate, which makes it an occasional-use product, where the concerns start to outweigh the positives. The main concerns are: High saturated fat (5.1g); Palm oil listed. On the plus side: Source of protein (10.5g); No added sugar.

What does the DB3 score mean?

The first letter (D) grades nutritional value: low nutrient density. The second letter (B) grades ingredient and label integrity: good, few concerning additives. The number (3) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): moderate risk.

Which ingredients in Keventer Chicken Nuggets should I watch?

Edible Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil) (Palm oil).

Last reviewed October 19, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.

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