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

160 g 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
Sugar
Vegetable oil

27 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 86%, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar (processing marker), Spices (Smoked Paprika, Paprika, Chilli, Black Pepper, Cumin), Cornflour, Lemon Juice, Salt (processing marker), Dried Garlic, Chicken Stock, Smoked Salt (processing marker), Lime Juice, Dried Onion, Red Peppers, Red Wine Vinegar, Dried Oregano, Lemon Zest, Parsley, Lime, Chilli, Yeast, Water, Sunflower Oil (processing marker)

As written on the pack

Chicken Breast (86%) · Rapeseed Oil · Sugar · Ground Spices (Smoked Paprika · Paprika · Chilli Powder · Black Pepper · Cumin) · Cornflour · Lemon Juice · Salt · Dried Garlic · Chicken Stock · Smoked Salt · Concentrated Lime Juice · Dried Onion · Dried Red Peppers · Red Wine Vinegar · Dried Oregano · Lemon Zest · Dried Parsley · Lime Zest · Dried Chilli Flakes · Dried Yeast Extract · Smoked Water · Smoked Sunflower Oil.

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
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 77th. 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 29450565, last edited 19 August 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.