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Is M&s Food Kando Korean Style Chicken Dragon Roll ultra-processed?

174g Rices Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&s Food Kando Korean Style Chicken Dragon Roll

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:

  • 110 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed rices

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

Sushi Rice (Rice, Water, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Seaweed Extract), Chicken Thighs 16% (Chicken Thighs 76%, Honey, Cider Vinegar, Water, Garlic Purée, Rice Wine Vinegar, Cornflour, Red Chilli Purée, Dried Onions, Soybeans, Salt, Chilli, Rapeseed Oil (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Lactic Acid, Paprika Extract), Mango 4%, Carrots 4%, Fried Onions (Palm Oil, Wheatflour, Onions, Salt), Spinach 2%, Water, Red Chillies, Chives, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Seaweed, Spring Onions, Coriander, Soybeans, Cider Vinegar, Salt, Glucose Syrup, Cornflour, White Wine Vinegar, Fructose, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Garlic Purée, Vinegar, Red Pepper, Spices (Cayenne Pepper, Smoked Paprika, Ground Ginger, Turmeric, Paprika, Cloves, Pimentoes, White Pepper), Pasteurised Lemon Juice, Rice, Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken Bones, Onions, Carrots, Leeks, Bay Leaves, Garlic, White Pepper, Parsley), Dried Onions, Potato Starch, Wheat, Sesame Seeds, Onion, Red Peppers, Orange Peel, Rice Vinegar, Chillies, Dried Garlic, Paprika Extract, Dried Tomatoes, Mustard, Citric Acid, Rice Flour, Egg White, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Pectin, Poppy Seeds, Coarse Black Pepper, Yeast Extract, Black Treacle, Mustard, Mustard Husk, Tamarind, Wheatflour, Shallots

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Cooked Seasoned Sushi Rice (Rice, Water, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower/Rapeseed), Seaweed Extract), Cooked Marinated Chicken Thighs (16%) (Chicken Thighs (76%), Honey, Cider Vinegar, Water, Garlic Purée, Rice Wine Vinegar, Cornflour, Red Chilli Purée, Dried Onions, Soybeans, Salt, Chilli Powder, Rapeseed Oil, Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Preservative: Lactic Acid, Colour: Paprika Extract), Mango (4%), Carrots (4%), Fried Onions (Palm Oil, Wheatflour (contains Gluten), Onions, Salt), Spinach (2%), Water, Red Chillies, Chives, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower/Rapeseed), Dried Seaweed, Spring Onions, Coriander, Soybeans, Cider Vinegar, Salt, Glucose Syrup, Cornflour, White Wine Vinegar, Fructose, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Garlic Purée, Vinegar, Concentrated Red Pepper Juice, Ground Spices (Cayenne Pepper, Smoked Paprika, Ground Ginger, Turmeric, Paprika, Cloves, Pimentoes, White Pepper), Pasteurised Lemon Juice, Rice, Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken Bones, Onions, Carrots, Leeks, Bay Leaves, Garlic, Ground White Pepper, Parsley), Dried Onions, Potato Starch, Wheat (contains Gluten), Sesame Seeds, Concentrated Onion Juice, Dried Red Peppers, Orange Peel, Rice Vinegar, Dried Chillies, Dried Garlic, Colour: Paprika Extract, Dried Tomatoes, Dried Mustard, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, Rice Flour, Dried Egg White, Thickener: Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Gelling Agent: Pectin, Poppy Seeds, Coarse Black Pepper, Yeast Extract, Black Treacle, Mustard Extract, Mustard Husk, Tamarind Concentrate, Wheatflour (contains Gluten), Shallots.

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.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 293 rices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 292nd. 35% of the rices 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29160471, last edited 23 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.