Is M&S Food Buffalo Chicken ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, meals, as at least group 3.
- 16 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score A
Ingredients
Chicken Breast 25%, Cauliflower 13%, Brown Basmati Rice 13% (Water Brown Basmati Rice), Water Onions Red Peppers 4%, Sweet Potatoes 4%, Black Beans 4% (Black Beans Water), Red Kidney Beans 4% (Red Kidney Beans Water), Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil Garlic Purée Tomato Paste White Wine Vinegar Honey Unsalted Butter, Cornflour Ground Spices (Smoked Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, White Pepper), Salt Lemon Juice Curly Parsley Dried Garlic Dried Oregano Cracked Black Pepper
As written on the pack
Cooked Chicken Breast (25%). Cauliflower (13%) Cooked Brown Basmati Rice (13%) (Water Brown Basmati Rice) Water Onions Red Peppers (4%) Sweet Potatoes (4%) Black Beans (4%) (Black Beans Water). Red Kidney Beans (4%) (Red Kidney Beans Water) Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil Garlic Purée Tomato Paste White Wine Vinegar Honey Unsalted Butter (Milk) Cornflour Ground Spices (Smoked Paprika - Cayenne Pepper. White Pepper) Salt Lemon Juice Curly Parsley Dried Garlic Dried Oregano Cracked Black Pepper.
What makes it processed
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 351 microwave meals
From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 72% of the microwave meals here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29438235, last edited 30 June 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.