Is M&S Aromatic Coconut Chicken Curry ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 35 ingredients
- No additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Potatoes 16%, Chicken Breast 14%, Cauliflower 11%, Water Tomatoes, Red Onions Whole Milk, Onions Coconut Milk 3.5% (Water, Coconut), Spinach, Split Red Lentils Chickpeas, Rapeseed Oil, Ginger Purée Cornflour Tomato Paste Chicken Stock (Water Chicken Bones, Onions Carrots), Garlic Purée Honey, Lime Juice, Spices (Coriander Seeds Cumin Seeds, Turmeric Fenugreek, Seeds Cardamom Cloves, Fennel Seeds, Black per Pepper Chilli Powder, Caraway Seeds), White ck Wine Vinegar, Coriander, Red Chilli Purée Red Miso Paste (Water Soybeans, Rice Salt), Black Onion Seeds Reduced Sodium Salt Paprika Flakes, Salt (processing marker), Cumin Seeds, Black Mustard Seeds, Dried Garlic, Ginger, Dried Onions
As written on the pack
Potatoes (16%) Cooked Chicken Breast (14%) Cauliflower (11%) Water Tomatoes. Red Onions Whole Milk. Onions Coconut Milk (3.5%) (Water · Coconut Extract) Spinach - Split Red Lentils Chickpeas. Rapeseed Oil - Ginger Purée Cornflour Tomato Paste Chicken Stock (Water Chicken Bones. Onions Carrots). Garlic Purée Honey · Lime Juice. Ground Spices (Coriander Seeds Cumin Seeds. Turmeric Fenugreek . Seeds Cardamom Cloves. Fennel Seeds • Black per Pepper Chilli Powder. Caraway Seeds). White ck Wine Vinegar. Coriander. Red Chilli Purée Red Miso Paste (Water Soybeans. Rice Salt) Black Onion Seeds Reduced Sodium Salt Paprika Flakes · Salt. Cumin Seeds. Black Mustard Seeds. Dried Garlic. Dried Ginger. Dried Onions.
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Among 18 chicken curry
From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 61% of the chicken curry here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29137596, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.