HECK Chicken Italia 10 Chipolatas — OKAY

Munch or Dump rates HECK Chicken Italia 10 Chipolatas by HECK OKAY — score 60/90.

Real chicken makes up 85% of these, which is genuinely high for a sausage, but there's added sugar, a sulphite preservative some people react to, and pea flour as a binder holding it back from clean.

Why this verdict

• 85% real British chicken, so meat dominates the list
• Flavoured with actual mozzarella, tomato, basil and garlic, not a flavour stack
• Added sugar sneaks into a savoury product that doesn't need it
• Sodium sulphite preservative can trigger reactions in sensitive people
• Pea flour and rice flour act as binders/fillers

Ingredients (16)

• British chicken (85%) (safe) — Lean animal protein and the dominant ingredient, which is the best thing about this sausage.
• Pea Flour (moderate) — Used as a binder/filler; harmless but it's bulking out the meat.
• Water (safe) — Bulking agent that keeps this a low-fat spread; inert.
• Salt (moderate) — Adds sodium; fine in moderation but the main reason to watch portion size.
• rice flour (moderate) — Refined starch binder.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added refined sugar; spikes blood sugar and turns a milky base into a dessert.
• Preservative (Sodium Sulphite) (concerning) — A sulphite preservative that can trigger asthma-like reactions and headaches in sulphite-sensitive people.
• YEAST EXTRACT (safe) — Concentrated deactivated yeast that supplies natural glutamates for the savory flavor plus B vitamins; a whole-ish food, not a synthetic additive.
• Antioxidant: ascorbic acid (safe) — Vitamin C used to preserve colour, harmless.
• citric acid (moderate) — Tartness and preservation, but the acidity erodes tooth enamel with regular exposure.
• natural flavouring (moderate) — Undefined flavour compound; 'natural' but unspecified, a minor processing marker.
• Mozzarella (2%, from milk) (safe) — Real cheese for flavour, a genuine whole-food inclusion.
• Slow roasted tomatoes (2%) (safe) — Real tomato adds flavour and a little nutrition.
• Basil (1%) (safe) — Real herb, purely positive.
• GARLIC (safe) — A whole-food aromatic with its own beneficial compounds.
• Beef collagen casing (safe) — Standard edible sausage casing.