LiciousFrozen Ready Meals & Snacks#50 of 120 in categoryRating 3.3/5

Licious Cheezy Chicken Momos

Red flags

  • Red flag: Refined flour (maida) base
  • Red flag: Contains Carrageenan

Green flags

  • Green flag: High protein (10.8g per 100g)
  • Green flag: No added sugar

Ingredients, decoded

20 listed
  • Chicken (37%)
  • Water
  • Refined Wheat Flour (Maida)
  • Processed Cheese (7.4%) (Cheddar Cheese, Water, Milk Solids, Emulsifier [INS 331 (iii)], Iodised Salt)
  • Onion (6.6%)
  • Sunflower Oil
  • Milk Solids
  • Cooked Vegetable Curry (Onion, Soybean Oil, Carrot, Garlic, Celery, Thyme, Iodized Salt, Starch, Water)
  • Seasoning (Salt, Starch, Sugar, Dehydrated Vegetables, Sunflower Oil, Nature Identical Flavor, Wheat Fiber, Mixed Spices)
  • Flavour Enhancer (INS 627 & INS 631)
  • Tomato Paste
  • Coriander (0.8%)
  • Wheat Gluten
  • Ginger
  • Green Chilli
  • Iodised Salt
  • Thickener (INS 1450 & INS 412)
  • Gelling Agent (INS 407)
  • Emulsifier (INS 451(i) & INS 440)
  • Spice Extract
ConcernWorth watchingIn label order. Tap a highlighted one to learn more.

Nutrition per 100 g
DNutritionBIngredients2Risk
Energy195.1 kcal
Protein10.8 g
Carbohydrates14.5 g
Added sugars0 g
Total fat10.4 g
Saturated fat3.1 g
Cholesterol29.2 mg
Sodium379.6 mg
Highlighted values exceed FSSAI and UK FSA front of pack thresholds.

Our take

CleanPlate review

Cheesy chicken momos with 37% chicken, 380 mg sodium

Licious Cheezy Chicken Momos is a 150 g pack of 6 frozen chicken momos with processed cheese, marked non-veg. The licence block is not legible in the image.

CleanPlate scores it DB2. The D for nutrition is low: only 10.8 g protein per 100 g and little else credited. The B for ingredients reflects a mix of whole and refined ingredients (led by chicken, refined wheat flour and processed cheese), with additives that cost points: carrageenan, triphosphates, flavouring and starch sodium octenyl succinate. The 2 for risk is low: sodium, free sugar and saturated fat are all modest (sodium 380 mg, free sugar 0 g, saturated fat 3.15 g per 100 g).

Claims vs reality

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

  • On the pack

    “No preservatives”

    Holds

    No preservative is listed.

  • On the pack

    “No Palm Oil”

    Holds

    The oils are sunflower and soybean.

  • On the pack

    “No Soya fillers”

    Holds

    Soybean oil is in the curry, but no soy filler is listed.

How DB2 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
D

Low nutrient density

Protein
10.8 g
Fibre
Not declared
Vitamins and minerals
None declared
Energy
195 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
B

Good, few concerning additives

Base
Chicken
Main fat
Sunflower Oil
Sweeteners
Seasoning
Additives
6
Flagged
Maida, Carrageenan

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
2

Low risk

Added sugar
0 g
Sodium
379.6 mg
Saturated fat
3.1 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 (37%), water, refined wheat flour, processed cheese (7.4%), onion (6.6%), sunflower oil, milk solids, a cooked vegetable curry, seasoning, tomato paste, coriander, wheat gluten and spices, with flavour enhancers INS 627 and 631, thickeners, a gelling agent and emulsifiers.

Per 100 g: 195 kcal, 10.4 g fat of which 3.15 g saturated, 10.8 g protein, 380 mg sodium. Sugar under 1.45 g and trans fat under 0.10 g are printed as limits and are not stored as numbers.

Ingredients to watch

  • AdditivesWorth watching

    Carrageenan, phosphates, starch octenyl succinate and a flavour enhancer.

  • ProteinWorth watching

    10.8 g per 100 g.

  • SodiumFine

    About 380 mg per 100 g.

  • Saturated fatFine

    About 3.2 g per 100 g.

Common misconceptions

Myth: "Cheesy means a lot of cheese"

The processed cheese is 7.4% of the momo.

Myth: "No soya fillers means a simple list"

The list has a curry, a seasoning and several gums and phosphates.

How often, and how

  • Healthy adultsA few times a week
  • ChildrenOccasionally
  • Diabetes or prediabetesOccasionally

Smarter ways to eat it

Steam them

Keeps the fat down.

Serve with sliced cucumber and carrot

Adds fibre.

Common questions

Is Licious Cheezy Chicken Momos healthy?

Licious Cheezy Chicken Momos scores DB2 (Fair) on CleanPlate, which makes it an occasional-use product, where the concerns start to outweigh the positives. The main concerns are: Refined flour (maida) base; Contains Carrageenan. On the plus side: High protein (10.8g per 100g); No added sugar.

What does the DB2 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 (2) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): low risk.

Which ingredients in Licious Cheezy Chicken Momos should I watch?

Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) (Maida), Gelling Agent (INS 407) (Carrageenan).

Last reviewed October 18, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.

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