Is Marks & Spencer Breaded 9 Chunky Cod Fish Fingers ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 15 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score B
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cod (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, Rapeseed Oil, Salt (processing marker), Rice Flour, Yeast, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker), Turmeric
Additives: E160c Paprika extract
As written on the pack
Cod (Fish) (62%), Wheat flour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Durum Wheat Semolina (contains Gluten), Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Rice Flour, Yeast, Sunflower Oil, Colour: Paprika Extract, Turmeric.
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 63 fish fingers
From least to most processed, this one ranks 30th. 63% of the fish fingers here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00094986, last edited 21 September 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.