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Is M&S Gastropub Fish Pie ultra-processed?

800g Fish gratin Sold in the United Kingdom and Scotland

Pack of M&S Gastropub Fish Pie

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:

  • 51 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed seafood

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

Potatoes 37%, Whole Milk, Cod, Haddock 8% (Haddock, Water, Salt), King Prawns, Scottish Salmon, Scallops, Double Cream, West Country Butter, Fish Stock (Water, Fish Bones, Prawn Shells, Onions, White Wine, Carrots, Salt, Leeks, Tomato Paste, Fennel, Lemon Juice, Parsley, Garlic, Thyme, Bay Leaves, White Peppercorns, Black Peppercorns), Wheatflour, Potatoes, Butter, Cornflour, Sea Salt, West Country Mature Cheddar Cheese, Sauvignon Blanc White Wine, Lemon Juice, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil, Parsley, Salt, Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate), Garlic Puree, White Pepper, Olive Oil, Dill, Bay Leaves, Yeast

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Potatoes (37%), Whole Milk, Cod (Fish) (8%), Smoked Haddock (8%) (Haddock (Fish) (98%), Water, Salt), King Prawns (Crustacean) (7%), Scottish Salmon (Fish) (6%), Scallops (Mollusc) (4.5%), Double Cream (Milk), West Country Butter (Milk), Fish Stock (Water, Fish Bones, Prawn Shells (Crustacean), Onions, White Wine, Carrots, Salt, Leeks, Tomato Paste, Fennel, Lemon Juice, Parsley, Garlic, Dried Thyme, Ground Bay Leaves, White Peppercorns, Black Peppercorns), Wheatflour, Dried Potatoes, Butter (Milk), Cornflour, Sea Salt, West Country Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Sauvignon Blanc White Wine, Lemon Juice, Smoked Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil, Parsley, Salt, Raising Agent: Sodium Bicarbonate, Garlic Puree, Ground White Pepper, Olive Oil, Dill, Ground Bay Leaves, Yeast

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

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 16 fish gratin

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 81% of the fish gratin 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 16 fish gratin, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00295154, last edited 27 March 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.