Is M&S Food Bang Bang Chicken ultra-processed?

110g Chickens 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
Vegetable oil

48 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed chickens

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 52%, Coconut, Peanut 36%, Chilli Dip 36%, Water, Shallots, Peanuts, Salt (processing marker), Galangal, Concentrated Apple Juice, Lemongrass, Coconut Cream (Coconut, Water), Spices (Coriander, Turmeric, Cumin), Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Coriander, Paprika, Soybeans, Wheat, Rapeseed Oil, coconut, peanut, CHILLI DIP contains Coconut Cream (Coconut, Water), Peanuts, Water, Concentrated Apple Juice, Lime Juice, Garlic Purée, Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Salt (processing marker), Lemongrass, Red Chilli Purée, Lime Leaves, Ginger, Soybeans, Wheat, Coriander, Cornflour, Turmeric

As written on the pack

Chicken Breast (52%) · Coconut, Peanut and Chilli Dip (36%) · Water · Shallots · Peanuts · Salt · Galangal · Concentrated Apple Juice · Lemongrass · Coconut Cream (Coconut Extract · Water) · Ground Spices (Coriander · Turmeric · Cumin) · Garlic Purée · Cornflour · Coriander · Paprika Flakes · Soybeans · Wheat · Rapeseed Oil. COCONUT, PEANUT AND CHILLI DIP contains Coconut Cream (Coconut Extract · Water) · Peanuts · Water · Concentrated Apple Juice · Lime Juice · Garlic Purée · Vegetable Oil (Sunflower/Rapeseed) · Salt · Lemongrass · Red Chilli Purée · Lime Leaves · Ginger Purée · Soybeans · Wheat · Coriander · Cornflour · Turmeric.

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 356 chickens

From least to most processed, this one ranks 82nd. 74% of the chickens 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 356 chickens, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29438181, last edited 20 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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.