Is M&S Green Goddess Dip ultra-processed?

170g Salad dressings Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Starch
Cheese

19 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed salad dressings

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

Rapeseed Oil Avocado Purée 20%, ng (Avocado Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid, Rice Starch (processing marker), Acidity Regulator), Citric per Acid), Herbs 10% (Chives, Og Parsley Dill Coriander, Mint), Soured Cream, Crème Fraîche, Basil Infused Sunflower Oil, Full Fat Soft Cheese (processing marker), Lemon Juice, Salt (processing marker), Cornflour Roasted Garlic Purée Sugar White Wine Vinegar Pasteurised Egg Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Coarse Black Pepper

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Rapeseed Oil Avocado Purée (20%) ng. (Avocado Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid. Rice Starch. Acidity Regulator: Citric per Acid) Herbs (10%) (Chives. Og Parsley Dill Coriander. Mint) Soured Cream (Milk) (8%) Crème Fraîche (Milk). Basil Infused Sunflower Oil. Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk). Lemon Juice. Salt. . Cornflour Roasted Garlic Purée Sugar White Wine Vinegar Pasteurised Egg Pasteurised Egg Yolk. Coarse Black 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 252 salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 35th. 85% of the salad dressings 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 252 salad dressings, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29397358, last edited 17 May 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.