Is Marks & Spencer 4 Black Pudding Slices ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, prepared meats, as at least group 3.
- 15 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed fish and meat and eggs
Ingredients
Rehydrated Pork Blood 34%, Beef Fat 30% (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Oat Flakes, Rehydrated Onions Oatmeal, Pearl Barley, Salt Water, Ground White Pepper Pimentoes Coriander, Raising Agent (e503, $ S)
Additives: E503 Ammonium carbonates
As written on the pack
Rehydrated Pork Blood (34%). Beef Fat (30%) - Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) Oat Flakes (contain Gluten) (6%) Rehydrated Onions Oatmeal (contains Gluten) (5%) Pearl Barley (contains Gluten) Salt Water - Ground White Pepper Pimentoes Coriander - Raising Agent: E503. For allergens see ingredients in bold. $ S • •
What makes it processed
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
Among 8 offals
From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 38% of the offals here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00084215, last edited 3 June 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.