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Is M&S Gastropub Mac N Cheese Croquettes ultra-processed?

220g Eggs Sold in the United Kingdom and Scotland

Pack of M&S Gastropub Mac N Cheese Croquettes

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:

  • 45 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed eggs

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

Cooked Pasta 23% (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina), Honey 18%, Chilli Dip 18%, Whole Milk, Cornish Cove Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese, Mozzarella Cheese, Water, Wheatflour, West Country Mature Cheddar Cheese, Rapeseed Oil, Double Cream, Butter, Cornflour, Sea Salt, Garlic Puree, Wheatgerm, Salt, Vinegar, Mustard, Spices (Paprika, White Pepper, Turmeric, Pimentoes, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves), Yeast, Parsley, Cider Vinegar, Bay Leaves, Yellow Mustard Bran, Honey, Chilli Dip contains Water, Honey, Sugar, Red Chilli Puree, Vinegar, Cornflour, Salt, Lemon Juice, Habanero Chillies, Cayenne Pepper

As written on the pack

Cooked Pasta (23%) (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina), Honey and Chilli Dip (18%), Whole Milk, Cornish Cove Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (8%), Mozzarella Cheese (Milk) (8%), Water, Wheatflour, West Country Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (6%), Rapeseed Oil, Double Cream (Milk), Butter (Milk), Cornflour, Sea Salt, Garlic Puree, Wheatgerm, Salt, Vinegar, Dried Mustard, Ground Spices (Paprika, White Pepper, Turmeric, Pimentoes, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves), Yeast, Dried Parsley, Cider Vinegar, Ground Bay Leaves, Yellow Mustard Bran. Honey And Chilli Dip contains Water, Honey, Sugar, Red Chilli Puree, Vinegar, Cornflour, Salt, Lemon Juice, Habanero Chillies, Ground Cayenne Pepper.

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.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 165 eggs

From least to most processed, this one ranks 147th. 10% of the eggs 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 165 eggs, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29220434, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.