Is Marks & Spencers Bang Bang Chicken ultra-processed?

Chicken and its products Sold in Ireland

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar
Vegetable oil

35 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed chicken and its products

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 Breast 52%, Peanut, Coconut 36%, Chilli Dip 36%, Water, Shallots, Peanuts, Sugar Galangal Lemongrass, Salt (processing marker), Spices (Coriander, Cumin, Turmeric), Anchovy, Coconut, Garlic Purée Potato Starch, Coriander, Paprika, Soybeans, Wheat, peanut, coconut, CHILLI DIP contains Coconut Extract Peanuts Water, Sugar (processing marker), Lime Juice-Carlic Purée Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Vegetable Oil (processing marker), Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Salt Lemongrass, Red Chilli Purée Ginger Purée Lime Leaves, Coriander Cornflour Soybeans Wheat (contains Cluten), Turmeric, Palm Oil Peanut Oil, Rapeseed Oil For allergens see ingredients in bold, Not suitable for those with a Nut and Sesame allergy

As written on the pack

Chicken Breast (52%) - Peanut, Coconut and Chilli Dip (36%) - Water - Shallots - Peanuts - Sugar Galangal Lemongrass - Salt - Ground Spices (Coriander · Cumin · Turmeric) - Anchovy Extract (Fish) Coconut Extract - Garlic Purée Potato Starch - Coriander · Dried Paprika Flakes - Soybeans - Wheat (contains Gluten). PEANUT, COCONUT AND CHILLI DIP contains Coconut Extract Peanuts Water - Sugar - Lime Juice-Carlic Purée Vegetable Oil (Sunflower/Rapeseed) - Salt Lemongrass - Red Chilli Purée Ginger Purée Lime Leaves - Coriander Cornflour Soybeans Wheat (contains Cluten) - Turmeric - Palm Oil Peanut Oil - Rapeseed Oil For allergens see ingredients in bold. Not suitable for those with a Nut and Sesame allergy.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
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 467 chicken and its products

From least to most processed, this one ranks 99th. 74% of the chicken and its products 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 467 chicken and its products, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29040087, last edited 17 June 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.