Is M&S Gastropub Gastropub Brie And Spinach Gratin ultra-processed?

400g Gratins Sold in the United Kingdom and Scotland

Pack of M&S Gastropub Gastropub Brie And Spinach Gratin

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Potatoes 25%, Butternut Squash 22%, Whole Milk, Spinach 11%, Somerset Brie Cheese, Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese (processing marker), Double Cream, Wheatflour, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker), Pumpkin Seeds, Cornflour, Sage Olive Oil, Salt (processing marker), Lemon Juice, Parsley, Coarse Ground Black Pepper, Yeast

As written on the pack

Potatoes (25%) ,Butternut Squash (22%) ,Whole Milk, Spinach (11%) ,Somerset Brie Cheese (Milk) (6%), Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (5%) , Double Cream (Milk) ,Wheatflour, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Pumpkin Seeds, Cornflour, Sage Olive Oil , Salt, Lemon Juice, Parsley ,Coarse Ground Black Pepper, Yeast

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.
  • 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 37 gratins

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 54% of the gratins 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 37 gratins, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29417490, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.