Is M&S Food Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni ultra-processed?

400 g Stuffed pastas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Food Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Whole Milk, Tomatoes 17%, Spinach 17%, Egg Pasta 11% (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water, Egg), Water, Full Fat Soft Cheese (processing marker), Ricotta Cheese (processing marker), Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Mature Cheddar Cheese (processing marker), Wheatflour, Onions, Salt (processing marker), Garlic Purée, Lemon Zest, Basil, Spices (Coarse Black Pepper, Nutmeg, White Pepper), Oregano, Yeast, Bay Leaves

As written on the pack

Whole Milk, Tomatoes (17%), Spinach (17%), Cooked Egg Pasta (11%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water, Pasteurised Egg), Water, Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Ricotta Cheese (Milk) (4%), Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (3.5%), Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Wheatflour, Onions, Salt, Garlic Purée, Lemon Zest, Basil, Ground Spices (Coarse Black Pepper, Nutmeg, White Pepper), Oregano, Yeast, Ground Bay Leaves.

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 149 stuffed pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 76% of the stuffed pastas 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 149 stuffed pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00635257, last edited 10 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.