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Is M&S half butter basted chicken to go ultra-processed?

1 Roast chicken Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S half butter basted chicken to go

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 3 ingredients
  • No additives

Ingredients

Chicken 90%, Water Salt Sugar Rice Starch Cornflour Dried Buttermilk Yeast Extract Sunflower Oil Dried Onions Dried Garlic Cracked Black Pepper Dried Butter, Skimmed milk

As written on the pack

Chicken (90%) Water Salt Sugar Rice Starch Cornflour Dried Buttermilk Yeast Extract Sunflower Oil Dried Onions Dried Garlic Cracked Black Pepper Dried Butter ( Milk) Dried Skimmed milk

Among 8 roast chicken

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 75% of the roast chicken 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 8 roast chicken, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00836623, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.