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Is M&S Food Reduced fat coconut milk ultra-processed?

400 ml Coconut milks Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of M&S Food Reduced fat coconut milk

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:

  • 9 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed coconut milks

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, Coconut 33%, Stabiliser (Guar Gum), e466 Citric Acid, Emulsifier (e473), Acid (Citric Acid)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose.

As written on the pack

Water, Coconut Extract (33%), Stabiliser: Guar Gum, E466 Citric Acid, Emulsifier: E473, Acid: Citric Acid

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids 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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 coconut milks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 69% of the coconut milks 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 13 coconut milks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00622288, last edited 2 August 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.