Is M&S Food 4 Stonebaked Flatbreads Garlic Butter ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 13 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Unsalted Butter (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Sugar (processing marker), Yeast, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker), Garlic Purée, Salt (processing marker), Lemon Juice, Parsley, Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (e471 (ultra-processing marker), Black Pepper)
Additives: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) · Water · Unsalted Butter (Milk) (9%) · Rapeseed Oil · Sugar · Yeast · Extra Virgin Olive Oil · Garlic Purée · Salt · Lemon Juice · Parsley · Emulsifier: E471 · Black Pepper.
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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
- Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
- 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.
Among 2,390 breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1243rd. 71% of the breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00195157, last edited 30 June 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.