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Is M&s Food Cod Fillet Fishcakes ultra-processed?

170 g Cod fillets Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&s Food Cod Fillet Fishcakes

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed cod fillets

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

Cod, Potatoes 23% (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Potato Flakes, Fish Stock (Fish Bones, Water, Carrots, Onions White Wine, Parsley, Thyme, Black Pepper), Onions, Lemon Juice, Salt, Parsley, Yeast, Reduced Sodium Sea Salt, Cornflour, Spices (Paprika, White Pepper, Black Pepper), Malted Barley, Flour, Contains salt substitute (Potassium Chloride)

As written on the pack

Cod (Fish) (42%), Potatoes (23%), Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Potato Flakes, Fish Stock (Fish Bones, Water, Carrots, Onions White Wine, Parsley, Thyme, Black Pepper), Onions, Lemon Juice, Salt, Parsley, Yeast, Reduced Sodium Sea Salt, Cornflour, Ground Spices (Paprika, White Pepper, Black Pepper), Malted Barley, Flour (contains Gluten). Contains salt substitute: Potassium Chloride.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 cod fillets

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 72% of the cod fillets 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 18 cod fillets, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00443906, last edited 24 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.