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Is M&S Plant Kitchen Vegan Sausages ultra-processed?

8 sausages Sausages Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Plant Kitchen Vegan Sausages

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sausages

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 Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Shea Oil Concentrated Soya Protein Soya Protein Isolate Pea Fibre Coconut Oil Cornflour Stabiliser (e461), e401 Potato Flakes, Flavourings Rice Flour Chickpea Flour Salt Dextrose Colour (Beetroot Red Ground Black Pepper, White Pepper, Sage Spice Extracts (Black Pepper Nutmeg, Ginger), Sausages filled into vegetable based casings)

Additives: E401 Sodium alginate , E461 Methyl cellulose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E401 Sodium alginate.

As written on the pack

Water Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Rapeseed) Shea Oil Concentrated Soya Protein Soya Protein Isolate Pea Fibre Coconut Oil Cornflour Stabiliser: E461, E401 Potato Flakes. Flavourings Rice Flour Chickpea Flour Salt Dextrose Colour: Beetroot Red Ground Black Pepper. Ground White Pepper. • Sage Spice Extracts (Black Pepper Nutmeg. Ginger). Sausages filled into vegetable based casings.

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.

  • E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

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

  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
  • Sausages Products in the category "Sausages" are at least group 3.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 337 sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 138th. 80% of the sausages 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 337 sausages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29214662, last edited 24 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.