Is M&s Food Fine egg noodles ultra-processed?

250g Egg noodles Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Wheatflour, Egg 4.5%, Salt (processing marker), B-Carotenes (ultra-processing marker), e501, e500, Citric Acid

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E330 Citric acid , E500 Sodium carbonates , E501 Potassium carbonates

As written on the pack

Wheatflour, Pasteurised Egg (4.5%) · Salt, Natural Colour: B-Carotenes, Firming Agent: E501, E500, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid.

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 50% of the egg noodles 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00532006, last edited 27 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.