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Is M&S Pilau Rice ultra-processed?

300 g Basmati rices Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Pilau Rice

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed basmati rices

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 Basmati Rice (Water, Basmati Rice), Rapeseed Oil, Butter, Ginger, Garlic Purée, Salt, Cumin Seeds, Black Cardamom, Fennel Seeds, Cinnamon, Cloves, Saffron

As written on the pack

Cooked Basmati Rice (Water, Basmati Rice), Rapeseed Oil, Butter (Milk), Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Salt, Cumin Seeds, Whole Black Cardamom Seeds, Fennel Seeds, Ground Cinnamon, Cloves, Saffron

What makes it processed

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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 64 basmati rices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 42nd. 28% of the basmati rices 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 64 basmati rices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00109024, last edited 3 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.