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Is Mark And Spencer sweet potato and tenderstem broccoli ultra-processed?

280g Vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Mark And Spencer sweet potato and tenderstem broccoli

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:

  • 51 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed vegetables

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

Quinoa (Water, Quinoa, Seeds), Sweet Potatoes 21%, Vegetable Dip 21% (Peas, Broccoli, Lime Juice, Spinach, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Red Chillies, Salt, Cornflour, Coriander, Mint, Garlic Purée, Cumin, Coriander), Tenderstem® Broccoli 14%, Vinegar Infused Vegetables (Cucumber, Red Onions, Radish, Butternut Squash, Cider Vinegar, Lime Juice, Sugar, Red Chillies, Garlic Purée, Paprika, Rapeseed Oil), Pea Shoots, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Spring Onions, Lemon Juice, Coriander, Salt, Mint, Cumin Seeds, Spices (Black Pepper, Smoked Paprika, Chilli), Paprika, Garlic Purée, White Wine Vinegar

As written on the pack

Cooked Quinoa (Water, Quinoa, Seeds), Sweet Potatoes (21%), Vegetable Dip (21%) (Peas, Broccoli, Lime Juice, Spinach, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower/Rapeseed), Red Chillies, Salt, Cornflour, Coriander, Mint, Garlic Purée, Ground Cumin, Ground Coriander) Tenderstem® Broccoli (14%), Vinegar Infused Vegetables (Cucumber, Red Onions, Radish, Butternut Squash, Cider Vinegar, Lime Juice, Sugar, Red Chillies, Garlic Purée, Dried Paprika Flakes, Rapeseed Oil), Pea Shoots, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower/Rapeseed), Spring Onions, Lemon Juice, Coriander, Salt, Mint, Cumin Seeds, Ground Spices (Black Pepper, Smoked Paprika, Chilli Powder), Dried Paprika Flakes, Garlic Purée, White Wine Vinegar.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

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 602 vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 418th. 18% of the vegetables 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 602 vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29320547, 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.