Is Marks and Spencer 35 plants salad ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 69 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score B
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cos lettuce, green tahini live yogurt dressing (Greek style yogurt, lemon juice, tahini (sesame seed paste), spinach, maple syrup (processing marker), carrot purée, vegetable oil (processing marker) (sunflower vegetable oil, rapeseed vegetable oil), coriander, parsley, salt (processing marker), mint, spices (black pepper, cumin, coriander), chicory fibre (ultra-processing marker), citrus fibre (ultra-processing marker), oat fibre (ultra-processing marker)), tenderstem broccoli, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, peppers, courgette, cooked rice (water, red rice, wild rice), carrots, quinoa (water, quinoa seeds, red quinoa), lentils (water, lentils), water, peas, kale, red cabbage, edamame soybeans, spelt (water, spelt (wheat)), green beans, cucumber, black beans, sunflower seeds, radish, pumpkin seeds, apples, cabbage, cauliflower, red onions, spring onions, golden linseed, sesame seeds, rapeseed oil, coriander, paprika, mint, salt (processing marker), lemon juice, smoked paprika
As written on the pack
Cos lettuce, green tahini live yogurt dressing (Greek style yogurt (milk), lemon juice, tahini (sesame seed paste), spinach, maple syrup, roasted carrot purée, vegetable oil (sunflower/rapeseed), coriander, parsley, salt, mint, ground spices (black pepper, cumin, coriander), chicory fibre, citrus fibre, oat fibre), tenderstem broccoli, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, peppers, courgette, cooked rice (water, red rice, wild rice), carrots, cooked quinoa (water, quinoa seeds, red quinoa seeds), cooked lentils (water, lentils), water, peas, kale, red cabbage, edamame soybeans, cooked spelt (water, spelt (wheat)), green beans, cucumber, black beans, sunflower seeds, radish, pumpkin seeds, apples, cabbage, cauliflower, red onions, spring onions, golden linseed, sesame seeds, rapeseed oil, coriander, paprika flakes, mint, salt, lemon juice, smoked paprika
What makes it ultra-processed
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
4 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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 224 prepared salads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 102nd. 60% of the prepared salads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29431168, 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.