Is Marks & Spencer Beef stock ultra-processed?

500mls Broth stock Sold in the United Kingdom and France

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt

14 ingredients
No additives

Less processed dehydrated broths

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

Water Yeast Extract, Beef Fat, Beef Bones, Mushroom Extract, Salt (processing marker), Beef, Tomato Paste, Onions, Carrots, Tomatoes, Concentrated Carrot Juice, Black Pepper, Concentrated Leek Juice, White Pepper

As written on the pack

Water Yeast Extract, Beef Fat, Beef Bones, Mushroom Extract, Salt, Beef, Tomato Paste, Onions, Carrots, Concentrated Tomatoes, Concentrated Carrot Juice, Ground Black Pepper, Concentrated Leek Juice, Ground White Pepper,

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 broth stock

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 50% of the broth stock 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 24 broth stock, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00568272, last edited 3 May 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.