Is Marks & Spencer 10 Fish Fingers ultra-processed?

300g Fish fingers Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160c Paprika extract

11 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed fish fingers

Omega 3 Breaded Alaska Pollock Fish Fingers Birds Eye 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
omega 3 fish fingers Birds Eye 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Omega-3 Fish Fingers Ocean Sea 11 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Breaded Omega 3 Fish Fingers The Fishmonger 16 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

Haddock (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil Salt Potato Starch Wheat Starch, Yeast Colour (Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker)), Curcumin Turmeric, e503

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E503 Ammonium carbonates

As written on the pack

Haddock (Fish) (64%) Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) Rapeseed Oil Salt Potato Starch Wheat Starch (contains Gluten) Yeast Colour: Paprika Extract, Curcumin Turmeric - Raising Agent: E503.

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 63 fish fingers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 32nd. 63% of the fish fingers 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 63 fish fingers, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29125531, last edited 1 October 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.