Is M&S Food Scottish Soy, Ginger & Chilli Salmon Fillets ultra-processed?

260 g Salmon fillets Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Honey
Salt
Sugar
Sauce

21 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed salmon fillets

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

Salmon, Soy Ginger and Chilli Marinade 15%, Demerara Sugar (processing marker), Soy Sauce (processing marker) (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt (processing marker), Vinegar, Sugar (processing marker)), Water, Honey (processing marker), Coriander, Garlic Purée, Ginger, Red Chillies, Salt (processing marker), Cornflour, Lime, Red Chillies, Coriander

As written on the pack

Salmon (Fish) (83%), Soy Ginger and Chilli Marinade (15 %) (Demerara Sugar ,Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat (contains Gluten), Salt, Vinegar, Sugar), Water. Honey, Coriander, Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Red Chillies, Salt, Cornflour, Lime Zest). Red Chillies, Coriander.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

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

Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

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

Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 salmon fillets

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 32% of the salmon fillets 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 28 salmon fillets, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00721875, last edited 9 April 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.