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Is Co Op Prawn With Lemon & Black Pepper Mayo On Malted Bread ultra-processed?

182g Sandwiches Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Co Op Prawn With Lemon & Black Pepper Mayo On Malted Bread

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 43 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sandwiches

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

Ingredients Malted Bread 47% (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Bran, Wheat Protein, Yeast, Malted Barley Flour, Salt, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, Malted Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Ascorbic acid, Wheat Starch, Wheat Flour), Prawns (Cold Water Prawn, Salt), Mayonnaise 13% (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt), Lemon Juice, Prawns 39%, including cereals containing gluten, Also

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Ingredients Malted Bread (47%) (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Bran, Wheat Protein, Yeast, Malted Barley Flour, Salt, Emulsifiers (Mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, Mono - and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), Malted Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic acid), Wheat Starch, Wheat Flour), Prawns (Cold Water Prawn (Crustacean), Salt), Mayonnaise (13%) (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt), Lemon Juice. 39% Prawns. Allergy Advice For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Also, may contain sesame.

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.

5 ingredients that would only make it processed

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 324 sandwiches

From least to most processed, this one ranks 104th. 82% of the sandwiches 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 324 sandwiches, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128590938, last edited 8 September 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.