Is M&s Food Sweet Potato Fries ultra-processed?

300 g Sweet potato fries Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160c Paprika extract

15 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed chips and fries

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

Sweet Potatoes 89%, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Wheatflour (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Cornflour, Salt (processing marker), Dried Garlic, Dried Onions, Paprika, Black Pepper, Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Sweet Potatoes (89%) · Sunflower Oil · Wheatflour (contains Gluten) (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Cornflour · Salt · Dried Garlic · Dried Onions · Ground Paprika · Ground Black Pepper, Paprika Extract. For allergens see ingredients in bold. Suitable for vegetarians

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.

2 ingredients that would only make it processed

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 sweet potato fries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 90% of the sweet potato fries 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 10 sweet potato fries, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00512787, last edited 2 June 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.