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Is M&s Food Marinated Basil King Prawns & Tomatoes ultra-processed?

135 g Cooked Prawns Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&s Food Marinated Basil King Prawns & Tomatoes

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed prawns

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

King Prawns, Tomatoes 33%, Rapeseed Oil, Cider Vinegar, Basil, Sunflower Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil-Salt, Garlic Purée, Sugar, Cracked Black Pepper, Garlic, Oregano-Lemon Juice

As written on the pack

King Prawns (Crustacean) (48%) - Semi-Dried Tomatoes (33%) - Rapeseed Oil - Cider Vinegar - Basil - Sunflower Oil - Extra Virgin Olive Oil-Salt - Garlic Purée - Sugar - Cracked Black Pepper - Garlic - Oregano-Lemon Juice. -

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

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

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 cooked Prawns

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 0% of the cooked Prawns 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 8 cooked Prawns, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00935845, last edited 18 September 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.