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Is Pret A Manger Chicken Laksa Soup ultra-processed?

Reheatable soups Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 48 ingredients
  • No additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Chicken Laksa Soup A soup with coconut milk, chicken, rice noodles, chilli (Bones may remain), Ingredients Water, Coconut Milk (Coconut, Water), Chicken Thigh 9%, Red Pepper Onion, Butternut Squash, Miso Paste (Water, Soya Bean, Rice, Salt, Alcohol), Vermicelli Noodles 2.5% (Rice Flour, Water), Desiccated Coconut, Red Chilli, Ginger, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, Lemongrass, Roast Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken, Yeast Extract, Salt, Dried Potato Chicken Fat), Lime Juice, Tamari Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Bean, Salt, Spirit Vinegar), Curry, Coriander, Turmeric, Mustard, Gram Flour, Cumin, Chilli, Lime Leaf, Enjoy *Alle see food Foods London 5.0 FROZ Use by

As written on the pack

Chicken Laksa Soup A soup with coconut milk, chicken, rice noodles and chilli. (Bones may remain). Ingredients Water, Coconut Milk (Coconut Extract, Water), Chicken Thigh (9%), Red Pepper Onion, Butternut Squash, Miso Paste (Water, Soya Bean (Soya), Rice, Salt, Alcohol), Vermicelli Noodles (2.5%) (Rice Flour, Water), Desiccated Coconut, Red Chilli, Ginger Purée, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, Lemongrass, Roast Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken, Yeast Extract, Salt, Dried Potato Chicken Fat), Lime Juice, Tamari Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Bean (Soya), Salt, Spirit Vinegar) Curry Powder (Coriander, Turmeric, Mustard Powder (Mustard), Gram Flour, Cumin, Chilli Leaf, Lime Leaf. Enjoy *Alle see food Foods London 5.0 FROZ Use by

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.

  • 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 85 reheatable soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 38th. 42% of the reheatable soups 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 85 reheatable soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059977005858, 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.
  • 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.