Is Marks & Spencer Black Olive crackers ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 8 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed crackers (Appetizers)
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
not suitable nut allergy for Wheatflour, Coconut Oil Palm Oil Sugar Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate), e450 (ultra-processing marker), e503 Black Olive Pieces 2.5%, Whey (ultra-processing marker), Poppy Seeds Flavourings Dried Yeast, Salt (processing marker)
Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E503 Ammonium carbonates
As written on the pack
not suitable nut allergy for Wheatflour (contains Gluten) Coconut Oil Palm Oil Sugar Raising Agent: • Sodium Bicarbonate, E450, E503 Black Olive Pieces (2.5%) Whey Solids (Milk). • Poppy Seeds Flavourings Dried Yeast. Salt.
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.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
2 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.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)
From least to most processed, this one ranks 475th. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00403139, last edited 20 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.