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Is M&S Food Honey Barbecue Flavour Lentil Chips ultra-processed?

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Pack of M&S Food Honey Barbecue Flavour Lentil Chips

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed honeys

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

Lentil Flour 36%, Sunflower Oil, Cornflour, Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Sugar, Pea Starch, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Honey, Yeast, Dried Tomatoes, Dried Onions, Spices (Black Pepper, Smoked Paprika, Chilli, Cumin), Red Peppers, Citric Acid, Dried Garlic, Dried Oregano, Green Peppers, Barley Malt Vinegar, Paprika Extract, Natural Flavouring, Yeast

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Lentil Flour (36%), Sunflower Oil, Cornflour, Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Sugar, Pea Starch, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Dried Honey, Dried Yeast, Dried Tomatoes, Dried Onions, Ground Spices (Black Pepper, Smoked Paprika, Chilli Powder, Cumin), Dried Red Peppers, Acid: Citric Acid, Dried Garlic, Dried Oregano, Dried Green Peppers, Dried Barley Malt Vinegar (contains Gluten), Natural Colour: Paprika Extract, Natural Flavouring, Dried Yeast 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 157 honeys

From least to most processed, this one ranks 154th. 4% of the honeys 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 157 honeys, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29386604, last edited 31 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.