Is it ultra-processed?
Menu

Is M&s Food Roasted Vegetable, Mozzarella & Tomato Pasta ultra-processed?

350g Microwave meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&s Food Roasted Vegetable, Mozzarella & Tomato Pasta

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Tomatoes 26%, Cooked Pasta 23% (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina), Courgettes 12%, Red Peppers 12%, Water, Mozzarella Cheese, Onions 2.5%, Carrots Celery, White Wine Cornflour Garlic Purée Rapeseed Oil Olive Oil, Sugar Salt Sundried Tomatoes, Basil White Wine Vinegar Guajillo Chilli Flakes Ground Paprika, Herbs (Oregano Rosemary, Basil), Cracked Black Pepper, Dried Garlic Ground Black Pepper

As written on the pack

Tomatoes (26%) Cooked Pasta (23%) (Water · Durum Wheat Semolina) Courgettes (12%) Red Peppers (12%). Water. Mozzarella Cheese (Milk) (5%). Onions (2.5%) Carrots Celery. White Wine Cornflour Garlic Purée Rapeseed Oil Olive Oil. Sugar Salt Sundried Tomatoes. Basil White Wine Vinegar Guajillo Chilli Flakes Ground Paprika. Dried Herbs (Oregano Rosemary. Basil) Cracked Black Pepper. Dried Garlic Ground Black Pepper.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

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 351 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 32nd. 72% of the microwave meals 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 351 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29435265, last edited 14 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.