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Is M&S Lobster Bisque ultra-processed?

560g Soups Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Lobster Bisque

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 19 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed soups

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

Water Single Cream, White Wine, Fennel Onions, Brandy, ● Lobster Stock (Lobster, Yeast Extract, Rapeseed Oil Water Salt), Carrots Leeks Celery Tomato Paste Olive Oil Butter, Cornflour, Garlic Sugar Sea Salt Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid Dried Yeast Extract, Thickener), Xanthan Gum Paprika, Bay Leaves Thyme Cayenne Pepper, Not suitable for those with a Nut, Peanut, Egg allergy, a D D JAR Recycle GUD Recycle

As written on the pack

Water Single Cream (Milk) (10%). White Wine (contains Sulphites). Fennel Onions - Brandy. ● Lobster Stock (Dried Lobster (Crustacean) Yeast Extract. Rapeseed Oil Water Salt) Carrots Leeks Celery Tomato Paste Olive Oil Butter (Milk) Cornflour. Garlic Sugar Sea Salt Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid Dried Yeast Extract. Thickener: Xanthan Gum Paprika. Bay Leaves Thyme Cayenne Pepper. For allergens see ingredients in bold. Not suitable for those with a Nut, Peanut and Egg allergy. . . . a D D JAR Recycle GUD Recycle .

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 722 soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 306th. 63% of the soups 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 722 soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29367993, 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.