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Is M&S Food Plant Kitchen 6 Smoky Veggie Sausages ultra-processed?

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Pack of M&S Food Plant Kitchen 6 Smoky Veggie Sausages

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:

  • 35 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Carrots 19%, Red Peppers 10%, Pea Protein 8%, Rapeseed Oil, Pea Fibre, Tomatoes, Shea Oil, Spices (Smoked Paprika, Paprika, Black Pepper, Cumin (chilli)), Stabiliser (Methyl Cellulose), e401, Pea, Natural Flavourings, Coconut Oil, Rice Flour, Red Peppers, Pea Fibre, Garlic Purée, Citrus Fibre, Apple Fibre, Cornflour, Salt, Tomato, Rowan Extract, Dried Garlic, Dried Oregano, Iron, Zinc, Vitamin B12

Additives: E401 Sodium alginate , E461 Methyl cellulose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: Vegetable fat.

As written on the pack

Water, Carrots (19%), Red Peppers (10%), Pea Protein (8%), Rapeseed Oil, Pea Fibre, Tomatoes, Shea Oil, Ground Spices (Smoked Paprika, Paprika, Black Pepper, Cumin (chilli)), Stabiliser: Methyl Cellulose, E401, Pea Extract, Natural Flavourings, Coconut Oil, Rice Flour, Dried Red Peppers, Pea Fibre Flour, Roasted Garlic Purée, Citrus Fibre, Apple Fibre, Cornflour, Salt, Tomato Powder, Rowan Extract, Dried Garlic, Dried Oregano, Iron, Zinc, Vitamin B12

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

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

  • E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
3 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29434534, last edited 27 March 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.