Is Marks & Spencers Chunky Chicken Vegetable & Grain Broth ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, meals, as at least group 3.
- 17 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score B
Ingredients
Roast Chicken Stock (Water, Yeast Extract Chicken Bones, Chicken Fat Salt, Carrots Onions Tomato Paste Bay Leaves, Thyme), British Chicken Thighs 8%, Onions Carrots 7%, Savoy Cabbage 6%, Celery Brown Rice, Pearl Barley, Leeks 2.5%, Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil White Wine Garlic Purée Salt Chives Parsley Sugar, Thyme, Black Pepper, Bay Leaves
As written on the pack
Roast Chicken Stock (Water. Yeast Extract Chicken Bones - Chicken Fat Salt. Carrots Onions Tomato Paste Bay Leaves · Thyme). British Chicken Thighs (8%). Onions Carrots (7%). Savoy Cabbage (6%) Celery Brown Rice - Pearl Barley (contains Gluten) Leeks (2.5%). Cornflour. Rapeseed Oil White Wine Garlic Purée Salt Chives Parsley Sugar. Thyme. Ground Black Pepper. Ground Bay Leaves.
What makes it processed
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.
Among 190 canned soups
From least to most processed, this one ranks 36th. 68% of the canned soups here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00894531, last edited 21 May 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.