Is M&S Food Fermented Classic Kimchi (Chilli & Garlic) ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 19 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed fermented vegetables
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Napa cabbage, radish, carrots, garlic, red chillies, tamari soy sauce (processing marker) (water, soybeans, salt (processing marker), vinegar), miso (water, soybeans, rice, salt (processing marker)), onions, ginger, salt (processing marker), dried kombu seaweed
As written on the pack
Napa cabbage, radish, carrots, garlic, red chillies, tamari soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt, vinegar), miso (water, soybeans, rice, salt), onions, ginger, salt, dried kombu seaweed
What makes it processed
Processed ingredients
Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
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.
Among 20 kimchi
From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 20% of the kimchi here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29465064, last edited 4 May 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.