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Is Extra Special Marabel Creamy Mash ultra-processed?

400 g Mashed potatoes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Extra Special Marabel Creamy Mash

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed mashed potatoes

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

marabel potatoes 91%, double cream, semi-skimmed milk, salted butter 2% (butter, salt), sea salt, white pepper, flavours, hydrogenated fat, nutrition we suggest this product provides 2 servings (typical values (microwaved), per), energy 346kj

As written on the pack

marabel potatoes (91%), double cream (milk) (4%), semi-skimmed milk, salted butter (2%) [butter (milk), salt], sea salt, white pepper, allergy advice! for allergens, see ingredients in bold, suitable for vegetarians, no artificial colours, flavours or hydrogenated fat, nutrition we suggest this product provides 2 servings: typical values (microwaved) per 100g: energy 346kj/

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Hydrogenated fat An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
2 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.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 41 mashed potatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 63% of the mashed potatoes 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 41 mashed potatoes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 27697702, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.