Is M&S Food Potato Croquettes ultra-processed?

250g Potatoes Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E461 Methyl cellulose

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed potatoes

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

Potatoes 69% (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Dried Potatoes Water Rapeseed Oil, Butter (processing marker), Cornflour Salt, Yeast, Ground White Pepper Ground Paprika Stabiliser (e461 (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Potatoes (69%) Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin). Dried Potatoes Water Rapeseed Oil. Butter (Milk) Cornflour Salt. Yeast. Ground White Pepper Ground Paprika Stabiliser: E461. . •

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.

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.

2 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.

Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 74 potatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 44th. 45% of the potatoes 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 74 potatoes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00858526, last edited 26 June 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.