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Is M&S Food Naked Chicken Katsu Curry ultra-processed?

375g Chicken curry Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Food Naked Chicken Katsu Curry

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 50 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Brown Rice 26% (Water, Brown Rice), Chicken Breast 18%, Water, Carrots 12%, Pak Choi 6%, Coconut Milk (Water, Coconut), Onions, Cornflour, Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken Bones), Honey, Red Miso Paste (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt), Ginger, Tomato Paste, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Vinegar), Rice Vinegar, Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Spices (Coriander Seeds, Turmeric, Fenugreek Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Black Pepper, Chilli, Caraway Seeds), Rapeseed Oil, Ground Five Spice (Star Anise, Cinnamon, Fennel Seeds, Black Pepper, Cloves), Salt, Dried Garlic, Ginger, Dried Onions

As written on the pack

Cooked Brown Rice (26%) (Water, Brown Rice), Cooked Chicken Breast (18%), Water, Carrots (12%), Pak Choi (6%), Coconut Milk (Water, Coconut Extract), Onions, Cornflour, Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken Bones), Honey, Red Miso Paste (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt), Ginger Purée, Tomato Paste, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Vinegar), Rice Vinegar, Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Ground Spices (Coriander Seeds, Turmeric, Fenugreek Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Black Pepper, Chilli Powder, Caraway Seeds), Rapeseed Oil, Ground Five Spice (Star Anise, Cinnamon, Fennel Seeds, Black Pepper, Cloves), Salt, Dried Garlic, Dried Ginger, Dried Onions

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 chicken curry

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 61% of the chicken curry 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 18 chicken curry, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29435319, last edited 27 March 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.