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Is M&S Eat Well Peanut pad thai noodles ultra-processed?

275 g Noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Eat Well Peanut pad thai noodles

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed noodles

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

Rice Noodles 81% (Water, Rice Flour), Peanuts 3.5%, Sugar, Ginger, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Lime Juice, Anchovy, Garlic Purée, Red Chilli Purée, Salt, Coriander, Lime, White Wine Vinegar, Cornflour

As written on the pack

Cooked Rice Noodles (81%) (Water , Rice Flour), Peanuts (3.5%), Sugar , Ginger Purée, Vegetable Oil,. (Sunflower/Rapeseed), Lime Juice , Anchovy Extract (Fish), Garlic Purée, Red Chilli Purée , Salt, Coriander, Lime Zest, White Wine Vinegar, Cornflour.

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 416 noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 74th. 73% of the noodles 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 416 noodles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00943420, 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.