Is M&S Chargrilled Chicken Caesar Salad ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 34 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score D
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cos Lettuce, Chicken Breast 29%, Caesar Dressing 12%, Croutons 8%, Parmesan Cheese (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Cornflour, Caesar Dressing contains Rapeseed Oil, Lemon Juice, Parmesan Cheese (processing marker), Water, Single Cream, Grape Vinegar, Salt (processing marker), Egg, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Garlic Purée, Concentrated Apple Juice, Anchovies, Cracked Black Pepper, Croutons contain Wheatflour, Olive Oil (processing marker), Yeast, Salt (processing marker), Cracked Black Pepper, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Fortifed with Calcium), Iron, vitamins, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, Folic Acid
Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid
As written on the pack
Cos Lettuce · Chargrilled Chicken Breast (29%) · Caesar Dressing (12%) · Croutons (8%) · Parmesan Cheese (Milk) (6%) · Salt · Cornflour. Caesar Dressing contains Rapeseed Oil · Lemon Juice · Parmesan Cheese (Milk) · Water · Single Cream (Milk) · Grape Vinegar · Salt · Pasteurised Egg · Pasteurised Egg Yolk · Roasted Garlic Purée · Concentrated Apple Juice · Anchovies (Fish) · Cracked Black Pepper. Croutons contain Wheatflour* · Olive Oil · Yeast · Salt · Cracked Black Pepper · Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C). *Fortifed with Calcium, Iron, Vitamins B3, B1 and Folic Acid.
What makes it processed
Processed ingredients
Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29087259, last edited 13 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.