Is M&S Food Tabbouleh Salad ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 19 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Bulgur Wheat 38% (Bulgur Wheat Water), Tomatoes 19%, Lemon 14%, Mint Dressing 14%, Cucumber 9%, Parsley 9%, Spring Onions 4.5%, Mint 1.5%, Lemon Juice, lemon, MINT DRESSING contains Lemon Juice Extra Virgin Olive Oil Salt Mint Infused Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Vegetable Oil (processing marker), Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Vegetable Oil (processing marker), Lemon Zest, Spices (Coriander Allspice Cinnamon Black Pepper Sumac Ginger), Concentrated Apple Juice
As written on the pack
Cooked Bulgur Wheat (38%) (Bulgur Wheat Water) Tomatoes (19%) Lemon and Mint Dressing (14%) Cucumber (9%) Parsley (9%) Spring Onions (4.5%) Mint (1.5%) Lemon Juice. LEMON AND MINT DRESSING contains Lemon Juice Extra Virgin Olive Oil Salt Mint Infused Vegetable Oil (Sunflower/Rapeseed) Vegetable Oil - Lemon Zest. Ground Spices (Coriander Allspice Cinnamon Black Pepper Sumac Ginger) Concentrated Apple Juice. •
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29339792, last edited 28 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- 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.