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Is M&S Food Iceberg Lettuce ultra-processed?

Curry sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Food Iceberg Lettuce

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:

  • 44 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sauces

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

Water, Onion, Coconut 12%, Rapeseed Oil, Vegetable Stock (Water, Yeast Extract, Onion, Salt, Leek, Cornflour, Carrot Concentrate, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Parsnip, Lovage, White Pepper), Curry Powder 4% (Coriander, Turmeric Powder, Fenugreek, Cumin, Salt, Black Pepper, Chilli, Ginger Powder, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Star Anise), Soy Sauce 2% (Water, Salt, Sugar, Soya Bean, Wheat, Alcohol), Garlic Purée, Ginger, Rice Vinegar, Sugar, Cornflour, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Turmeric Powder

As written on the pack

Water, Onion, Coconut (12%), Rapeseed Oil, Vegetable Stock (Water, Yeast Extract, Onion Purée, Salt, Leek Powder, Cornflour, Carrot Concentrate, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Parsnip Concentrate, Lovage, White Pepper), Curry Powder (4%) (Coriander Powder, Turmeric Powder, Fenugreek, Cumin Powder, Salt, Black Pepper, Chilli Powder, Ginger Powder, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Star Anise), Soy Sauce (2%) (Water, Salt, Sugar, Soya Bean, Wheat, Alcohol), Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Rice Vinegar, Sugar, Cornflour, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Turmeric Powder.

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 89 curry sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 67% of the curry sauces 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 89 curry sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00151542, 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.