Is M&S Chilli & coriander king prawns ultra-processed?

130g Shrimps Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar

20 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed shrimps

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

King Prawns, Edamame Soybeans 30%, peas, Water, Cannellini Beans, Rice Wine Vinegar, Coriander, Red Chillies, Cornflour, Lime Juice, Soybeans, Salt (processing marker), Vinegar, ginger, Sugar (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Red Bell Peppers, Paprika, Cracked Black Pepper, Garlic Purée

As written on the pack

King Prawns (Crustacean) (31%), Edamame Soybeans (30%), peas, Water , Cannellini Beans, Rice Wine Vinegar, Coriander, Red Chillies, Cornflour, Lime Juice, Soybeans, Salt, Vinegar, ginger Purée, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Red Bell Peppers, Ground Paprika, Cracked Black Pepper, Garlic Purée.

What makes it processed

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 29 shrimps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 24% of the shrimps 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 29 shrimps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00393188, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.