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Is M&S Extra Crunchy Hot Honey Chicken Tenders ultra-processed?

Breaded chicken Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Extra Crunchy Hot Honey Chicken Tenders

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed breaded chicken

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

British Chicken Breast 56%, Honey 11%, Chilli Sauce 11%, Wheatflour* Water Ground Rice Rapeseed Oil Durum Wheat Semolina Wheat Gluten Brown Sugar Potato Starch Salt Dried Tomatoes Dried Barley Malt Vinegar Dried Garlic Yeast Extract Dried Onions Cayenne Pepper Yeast Barley Malt Cornflour Natural Colour (Paprika Extract Acid), Citric Acid Sugar Emulsifier (e471 Natural Flavourings Tapioca Starch Rice Bran Extract Capsicum Extract Garlic Extract Sunflower Oil HONEY and CHILLI SAUCE contains Water Honey Brown Sugar Cornflour Roasted Red Chilli Paste Concentrated Lemon Juice Chillies Cayenne Pepper, with Calcium), Iron, vitamins, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, "

Additives: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

British Chicken Breast (56%) Honey and Chilli Sauce (11%) Wheatflour* Water Ground Rice Rapeseed Oil Durum Wheat Semolina Wheat Gluten Brown Sugar Potato Starch Salt Dried Tomatoes Dried Barley Malt Vinegar Dried Garlic Yeast Extract Dried Onions Cayenne Pepper Yeast Barley Malt Cornflour Natural Colour: Paprika Extract Acid: Citric Acid Sugar Emulsifier: E471 Natural Flavourings Tapioca Starch Rice Bran Extract Capsicum Extract Garlic Extract Sunflower Oil HONEY AND CHILLI SAUCE contains Water Honey Brown Sugar Cornflour Roasted Red Chilli Paste Concentrated Lemon Juice Chillies Cayenne Pepper. *Fortified with Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3 and B1. "

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 115 breaded chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 36th. 83% of the breaded chicken 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 115 breaded chicken, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29435067, last edited 15 April 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.