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Is M&S Microwave wholegrain basmati rice & red & white quinoa ultra-processed?

250g Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Microwave wholegrain basmati rice & red & white quinoa

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:

  • 5 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water Brown Basmati Rice 29%, Red Quinoa 5%, White Quinoa 5%, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed Vegetable Oil)

As written on the pack

Water Brown Basmati Rice (29%), Red Quinoa Seeds (5%), White Quinoa Seeds (5%), Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed).

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29387991, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.