Is M&S BBQ Chicken flatties ultra-processed?

352g Poultries Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sauce

18 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed poultries

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Chicken Breast 82%, Barbecue Sauce (processing marker) 11% (Tomato Purée, Water Sugar Brown Sugar Barley Malt Vinegar, Mustard, Dried Onions, Dried Garlic, Water, Chilli Powder Tamarind, Salt (processing marker)), Sunflower Oil Brown Sugar Salt Cround Paprika Potato Starch Dried Čarlic, Dried Onions, Chilli, Cornflour Cround Cayenne Pepper, Mustard, Red Peppers, Cround Black Pepper Parsley, Lemon Oil

As written on the pack

Chicken Breast (82%) · Barbecue Sauce (11%) (Tomato Purée · Water Sugar Brown Sugar Barley Malt Vinegar (contains Gluten) · Molasses Dried Mustard · Dried Onions · Dried Garlic · Smoked Water · Chilli Powder Tamarind. Salt) Sunflower Oil Brown Sugar Salt Cround Paprika Potato Starch Dried Čarlic · Dried Onions · Chilli Powder · Cornflour Cround Cayenne Pepper - Dried Mustard - Dried Red Peppers - Cround Black Pepper Parsley - Lemon Oil

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 441 poultries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 90th. 71% of the poultries here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 441 poultries, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00444477, last edited 14 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.