Is Marks & Spencer Bang bang noodle 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:
- 59 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score B
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Rice Noodles 23% (Water, Rice Flour), Peanut, Coconut 16%, Chilli Dressing 16%, Cabbage 10%, Edamame Soybeans 8%, Butternut Squash 8%, Sugar Snap Peas 7%, Courgette, Peppers, Spring Onions, Peanuts, Coriander, Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Lime Juice, Ginger, Sugar (processing marker), Coconut Cream (Coconut, Water), Salt (processing marker), Lemongrass, Lime Leaves, Garlic Purée, Turmeric, Cornflour, Black Sesame, Potato Starch (processing marker), Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, peanut, coconut, CHILLI DRESSING contains Water, Peanuts, Coconut Cream (Coconut, Water), Sugar (processing marker), Lime Juice, Garlic Purée, Red Chilli Purée, Lemongrass, Salt (processing marker), Lime Leaves, Ginger, Cornflour, Coriander, Soybeans, Wheat, Stabiliser, Pectin (ultra-processing marker), Turmeric, Palm Oil, Peanut Oil (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil
Additives: E440 Pectins
As written on the pack
Cooked Rice Noodles (23%) (Water, Rice Flour), Peanut, Coconut and Chilli Dressing (16%), Cabbage (10%), Edamame Soybeans (8%), Butternut Squash (8%), Sugar Snap Peas (7%), Courgette, Peppers, Spring Onions, Peanuts, Coriander, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower/Rapeseed), Lime Juice, Ginger Purée, Sugar, Coconut Cream (Coconut Extract, Water), Salt, Lemongrass, Lime Leaves, Roasted Garlic Purée, Turmeric, Cornflour, Black Sesame Seeds, Potato Starch, Paprika Flakes, Ground Cayenne Pepper. PEANUT, COCONUT AND CHILLI DRESSING contains Water, Peanuts, Coconut Cream (Coconut Extract, Water), Sugar, Lime Juice, Garlic Purée, Red Chilli Purée, Lemongrass, Salt, Lime Leaves, Ginger Purée, Cornflour, Coriander, Soybeans, Wheat (contains Gluten), Stabiliser, Pectin, Turmeric, Palm Oil, Peanut Oil, Rapeseed Oil.
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.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29157327, last edited 21 April 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.