Is Marks And Spencer Asian Style Chicken Thighs ultra-processed?

Chicken thighs Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160c Paprika extract

17 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed chicken thighs

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 84%, Coconut Milk 3% (Coconut Water), Red Chilli Purée Ginger, Purée Honey Lime Juice Roasted Garlic Purée, Demerara Sugar Ground Spices (Ginger Turmeric Coriander Cardamom, Chilli), Salt Lemongrass, Cornflour, Lime Leaves, Dried Red Peppers Soybeans Dried Garlic Yeast, Extract Coriander Leaf Dried Onions, Crushed Red Chillies Dried Coriander, Vinegar Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Rapeseed Oil Colour (Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Chicken (84%) Coconut Milk (3%) (Coconut Extract Water) Red Chilli Purée Ginger - Purée Honey Lime Juice Roasted Garlic Purée - Demerara Sugar Ground Spices (Ginger Turmeric Coriander Cardamom. Chilli Powder) Salt Lemongrass · Cornflour. Lime Leaves - Dried Red Peppers Soybeans Dried Garlic Yeast · Extract Coriander Leaf Dried Onions. 2.4g 39.8g 0.95g Crushed Red Chillies Dried Coriander. Vinegar Caramelised Sugar Syrup. Rapeseed Oil Colour: Paprika Extract. For allergens see ingredients in bold.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 chicken thighs

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 82% of the chicken thighs 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 11 chicken thighs, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29352661, 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.