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Is M&S Food Chicken Fajita Wrap ultra-processed?

1 Chicken wraps Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Food Chicken Fajita Wrap

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:

  • 62 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed chicken wraps

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

Wheatflour* contains *Gluten (with *Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Chicken Breast 19%, Water, Avocado 5%, Onions 5%, Spinach, Black Beans 3.5%, Red Peppers 2.5%, Yellow Peppers 2.5%, Full Fat Soft Cheese, Sour Cream, Borlotti Beans, Palm Oil, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed Vegetable Oil, Sunflower Vegetable Oil), Farmhouse Cheddar Cheese, Glycerol, Spices (Smoked Paprika Chillies Cumin Coriander Chipotle Chillies Cloves Cayenne Pepper Cinnamon), Red Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Malted Wheatflakes, Olive Oil, Rapeseed Oil, e500, e450, Salt, Lime Juice, Demerara Sugar, Tomatoes, Garlic Purée, Dried Garlic, Buckwheat, *Spelt* Flour (Wheat* contains *Gluten), *Wheatflour, Dried Onions, Cracked Black Pepper, Cornflour, Chives, Malic Acid, Maltodextrin, Pasteurised *Egg* Yolk, Oregano, *Egg, Flavouring, Wheatgerm, Tomato Paste, Yeast Extract, White Wine Vinegar, Bay Leaves, Garlic, Wheat* Starch, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Mustard, Paprika Extract

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E296 Malic acid , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

*Wheatflour* contains *Gluten* (with *Wheatflour*, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Chicken Breast (19%), Water, Avocado (5%), Onions (5%), Spinach, Black Beans (3.5%), Red Peppers (2.5%), Yellow Peppers (2.5%), Full Fat Soft Cheese (*Milk*), Sour Cream (*Milk*), Borlotti Beans, Palm Oil, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed/Sunflower), Farmhouse Cheddar Cheese (*Milk*), Humectant: Glycerol, Ground Spices (Smoked Paprika Chillies Cumin Coriander Chipotle Chillies Cloves Cayenne Pepper Cinnamon), Red Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Malted Wheatflakes (contain *Gluten*), Olive Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Raising Agents: E500, E450, Salt, Pasteurised Lime Juice, Demerara Sugar, Tomatoes, Garlic Purée, Dried Garlic, Sprouted Buckwheat Seeds, Sprouted *Spelt* Flour (*Wheat* contains *Gluten*), Sprouted *Wheatflour* (contains *Gluten*), Dried Onions, Cracked Black Pepper, Cornflour, Chives, Acidity Regulator: Malic Acid, Maltodextrin, Pasteurised *Egg* Yolk, Oregano, Dried *Egg*, Flavouring, Wheatgerm (contains *Gluten*), Tomato Paste, Yeast Extract, White Wine Vinegar, Ground Bay Leaves, Garlic, *Wheat* Starch (contains *Gluten*), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Mustard Extract, Colour: Paprika Extract

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
6 ingredients that would only make it processed

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 chicken wraps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 90% of the chicken wraps 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 20 chicken wraps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00668002, last edited 16 September 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.