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Is M&S Food British Cocktail Beetroot ultra-processed?

180g Pickled vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Food British Cocktail Beetroot

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:

  • 5 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed pickled vegetables

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

Beetroot 98%, Red Wine Vinegar, Balsamic Vinegar, Honey, Sugar

As written on the pack

Beetroot (98%) , Red Wine Vinegar , Balsamic Vinegar , Honey , Sugar

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 126 pickled vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 47% of the pickled vegetables 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 126 pickled vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00645348, 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.