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Is M&S Foods Peppercorn Sauce ultra-processed?

180g Pepper sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Foods Peppercorn Sauce

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sauces

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

Beef Stock 61% (Water, Beef Bones, Tomato Purée, Salt, Yeast Extract Sugar Sunflower Oil), Single Cream, Brandy 4%, Shallots W, Double Cream, Cornflour Beef Fat Green Peppercorns Dijon Mustard Water Dried Mustard Vinegar Sea Salt Mustard Seed Husk Allspice, Turmeric) Demerara Sugar Salt Tomato Purée, Black Pepper, Thyme, White Pepper

As written on the pack

Beef Stock (61%) (Water - Beef Bones - Tomato Purée - Salt, Yeast Extract Sugar Sunflower Oil) Single Cream (Milk) (17%) - Brandy (4%) - Shallots W . Double Cream (Milk) (3%) - Cornflour Beef Fat Green Peppercorns Dijon Mustard Water Dried Mustard Vinegar Sea Salt Mustard Seed Husk Allspice - Turmeric) Demerara Sugar Salt Tomato Purée. Ground Black Pepper - Thyme - Ground White Pepper.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 pepper sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 55% of the pepper sauces 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 11 pepper sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00202664, last edited 2 October 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.