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World Kitchen Portuguese Style Chicken review

3.5 Health Stars

CHOICE Expert Rating

66%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Good satisfaction with the size of the meal.
  • Good satisfaction with the quantity of meat.
  • Price below average.
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor satisfaction with the quantity of vegetables.
  • Less than 50% Australian ingredients.

Type

Category
Chicken
Pack size (g)
350

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended

Test results

CHOICE score
66%
Taste test score
61%
Nutrition score
70%
Satisfaction with meal size
75%
Satisfaction with meat quantity
75%
Satisfaction with vegetable quantity
25%
Average likelihood of purchasing
Neutral
Taste test comments
Corn doesn't really belong in a curry; not a great deal of vegies and doesn't look great but doesn't taste too bad; too much corn; sauce is watery, the smell is spicy and the rice is hard; the chicken is OK – there were only a few small pieces of meat and one piece of capsicum.

Cost

Price
$7.99
Price per 100g
$2.28

Nutrition

Health Star Rating
3.5
Low in fat
Low in saturated fat
Low in sodium
Good source of protein
Good source of fibre
Energy per serve (kJ)
2475
Calories per serve
592
Energy per 100g (kJ)
707
Protein per serve (g)
25.2
Protein per 100g (g)
7.2
Fat per serve (g)
16.4
Fat per 100g (g)
4.7
Saturated fat per serve (g)
6.3
Saturated fat per 100g (g)
1.8
Sugars per serve (g)
7.7
Sugars per 100g (g)
2.2
Carbohydrates per serve (g)
83
Carbohydrates per 100g (g)
23.7
Sodium per serve (mg)
627
Sodium per 100g (mg)
179
Fibre per serve (g)
Not stated
Fibre per 100g (g)
Not stated
Serves of vegetables per meal
0.6
Vegetables per serve (g)
45.5
Meat per serve (g)
23
Ingredients
Portuguese Style Sauce (31%) {Milk, Passata [Tomato, Acidity Regulator (330)], Thickened Cream [Milk, Gelatine, Thickener (407a), Emulsifier (471)], Water, Onion, Crushed Garlic, Sriracha Sauce [Thickeners (1442, 415), Acidity Regulator (260), Natural Colour (160c)], Corn Starch or Tapioca Starch, Vegetable Oil, Lemon Juice [Preservative (202)], Smoked Paprika, Cajun Seasoning, Salt, Preservative (234)3, Spicy Rice Mix (28%) (Cooked Long Grain Rice (Long Grain Rice, Water), Spicy Sauce [Water, Sriracha Sauce Thickeners (1442, 415), Acidity Regulator (260), Natural Colour (160c)], Corn Starch, Smoked Paprika, Chicken Stock Powder], Portuguese Style Chicken (26%) [Chicken, Yoghurt (Milk, Cultures), Tandoori Paste [Wheat, Acidity Regulators (260, 330), Natural Colour (160c), Stabilisers (412, 415)], Roasted Capsicum and Corn Mix (Corn, Roasted Capsicum, Vegetable Oil).
Number of ingredients
114
Percentage of Australian ingredients
48%
Allergens
Contains: gluten, wheat, milk. May be present: egg.

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