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Is M&S Food King Prawn Tomato and Basil Pasta Salad ultra-processed?

340 g Pasta salads Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France

Pack of M&S Food King Prawn Tomato and Basil Pasta Salad

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 45 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed pasta salads

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

Egg Pasta 38% (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water, Egg), Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Egg Yolk, Vinegar, Citrus Fibre, Salt, Egg White), Tomatoes, King Prawns, Tomato Ketchup (Water, Sugar, Tomato Purée, Vinegar, Cornflour, Salt, Dried Onions, Ground Cloves, Allspice), Spinach, Tomato Paste (Sundried Tomatoes, Sunflower Oil, Tomatoes, Sugar, Salt, Dried Garlic, Dried Oregano, Basil), Tomato Paste, Basil, Lemon Juice, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Cornflour, Salt, Parsley, Garlic Purée

As written on the pack

Cooked Egg Pasta (38%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water, Pasteurised Egg), Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Egg Yolk, Vinegar, Citrus Fibre, Salt, Dried Egg White), Tomatoes, King Prawns (Crustacean) (13%), Tomato Ketchup (Water, Sugar, Tomato Purée, Vinegar, Cornflour, Salt, Dried Onions, Ground Cloves, Allspice), Spinach, Sundried Tomato Paste (Sundried Tomatoes, Sunflower Oil, Tomatoes, Sugar, Salt, Dried Garlic, Dried Oregano, Basil) Tomato Paste, Basil, Lemon Juice, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower/Rapeseed), Cornflour, Salt, Parsley, Roasted Garlic Purée

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
5 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 42 pasta salads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 60% of the pasta salads 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 42 pasta salads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00676403, last edited 15 July 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.