Is M&s Food Deli Style Coleslaw With A Creamy Mayonnaise ultra-processed?

500 g Coleslaw Sold in Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Fiber

20 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed coleslaw

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

white cabbage 29%, carrots 25%, rapeseed oil, pink cabbage 6%, water, red onions 3.5%, single cream, pasteurised egg yolk, vinegar, sugar (processing marker), chives, salt potato starch, lime juice, citrus fibre (ultra-processing marker), egg white, mustard, mustard husk, sea salt (processing marker), allspice, turmeric

As written on the pack

white cabbage (29%), carrots (25%), rapeseed oil, pink cabbage (6%), water, red onions (3,5%), single cream (milk), pasteurised egg yolk, vinegar, sugar, chives, salt potato starch, lime juice, citrus fibre , dried egg white , dried mustard , mustard husk , sea salt , ground allspice, turmeric

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Fiber An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 40 coleslaw

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 90% of the coleslaw 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 40 coleslaw, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29178834, last edited 4 October 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.