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Is M&S Food British Melton Mowbray Pork Pie ultra-processed?

145g Pork pies Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Food British Melton Mowbray Pork Pie

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed pork pies

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

British Pork 36%, Wheatflour (Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Pork Lard, Pork Fat, Palm oil, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Potato Starch, Pork Stock (Pork, Pork Bones, Pork Fat, Water), Free Range Egg, Pork Gelatine, White Pepper, Nutmeg, Raising Agent (e503)

Additives: E428 Gelatine , E503 Ammonium carbonates

As written on the pack

British Pork 36%, Wheatflour (Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Pork Lard, Pork Fat, Palm oil, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Potato Starch, Pork Stock (Pork, Pork Bones, Pork Fat, Water), Pasteurised Free Range Egg, Pork Gelatine, Ground White Pepper, Ground Nutmeg, Raising Agent: E503

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.

  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
3 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 pork pies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 83% of the pork pies 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 12 pork pies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00503303, last edited 10 April 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.