Is M&S Food Spicy Tomato & Lentil Souper Soup ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 23 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score A
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Tomatoes 28%, Carrots 8%, Red Lentils 7%, Onions 7%, Red Peppers 6%, Celery 3.5%, Rapeseed Oil, Curry (Turmeric, Cumin, Coriander, Fenugreek, Fennel, Chilli, Dried Onions), Salt (processing marker), Coriander, Tomato Purée, Leeks, Garlic Purée, Bay Leaves, Red Chillies
As written on the pack
Water, Tomatoes (28%), Carrots (8%), Red Lentils (7%), Onions (7%), Red Peppers (6%), Celery (3.5%), Rapeseed Oil, Curry Powder (Turmeric, Ground Cumin, Ground Coriander, Fenugreek Ground, Ground Fennel, Chilli Powder, Dried Onions), Salt, Coriander, Tomato Purée, Leeks, Garlic Purée, Ground Bay Leaves, Dried Red Chillies
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
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.
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.
Among 722 soups
From least to most processed, this one ranks 148th. 63% of the soups here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00220552, last edited 27 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.