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Is M&S Beef Stroganoff ultra-processed?

618g Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Beef Stroganoff

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:

  • 60 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

British Beef 61%, Stroganoff Sauce 32%, Rapeseed Oil, Demerara Sugar, Salt, Beef Stock (Water, Beef Bones, Yeast Extract, Tomato Purée, Salt, Sugar), Smoked Paprika, Paprika, Mustard, Dried Garlic, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Bicarbonate), Sugar, Potato Starch, Fennel, Cornflour, Dried Porcini Mushrooms, Cracked Black Pepper, STROGANOFF SAUCE contains Chestnut Mushrooms, Water, Onions, Double Cream, Soured Cream, Beef Stock (Water, Beef Bones, Tomato Purée, Onions, Carrots), Rapeseed Oil, Brandy, Gherkins, Butter, Cornflour, Vinegar, Spices (Smoked Paprika, Paprika, Black Pepper, Pimentoes, Turmeric, White Pepper, Ginger, Cloves), Garlic Purée, Mustard, Salt, White Wine Vinegar, Black Treacle, Tamarind, Sugar, Mustard Seed Husk, Dried Onions, Dried Garlic

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

British Beef (61%), Stroganoff Sauce (32%), Rapeseed Oil, Demerara Sugar, Salt, Beef Stock (Water, Beef Bones, Yeast Extract, Tomato Purée, Salt, Sugar), Smoked Paprika, Ground Paprika, Dried Mustard, Dried Garlic, Acidity Regulator: Sodium Bicarbonate, Sugar, Potato Starch, Ground Fennel, Cornflour, Dried Porcini Mushrooms, Cracked Black Pepper. STROGANOFF SAUCE contains Chestnut Mushrooms, Water, Onions, Double Cream (Milk), Soured Cream (Milk), Beef Stock (Water, Beef Bones, Tomato Purée, Onions, Carrots), Rapeseed Oil, Brandy, Gherkins, Butter (Milk), Cornflour, Vinegar, Ground Spices (Smoked Paprika, Paprika, Black Pepper, Pimentoes, Turmeric, White Pepper, Ginger, Cloves), Roasted Garlic Purée, Dried Mustard, Salt, White Wine Vinegar, Black Treacle, Concentrated Tamarind, Sugar, Mustard Seed Husk, Dried Onions, Dried Garlic.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29432783, last edited 25 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.