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Is M&S Hot smoked Scottish salmon sweet chilli marinade ultra-processed?

Smoked salmons Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of M&S Hot smoked Scottish salmon sweet chilli marinade

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:

  • 9 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed smoked salmons

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

Hot Smoked Scottish Salmon, Salt, Honey, Demerara Sugar, Red Peppers, Red Chillies, Parsley, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper

As written on the pack

Hot Smoked Scottish Salmon, Salt, Honey, Demerara Sugar, Dried Red Peppers, Dried Red Chillies, Dried Parsley, Ground Paprika, Ground Cayenne 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.

  • 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 41 smoked salmons

From least to most processed, this one ranks 33rd. 17% of the smoked salmons 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 41 smoked salmons, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00025294, last edited 10 April 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.