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Is Marks & Spencer Cauliflower Cheese ultra-processed?

450 g Cauliflowers Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Marks & Spencer Cauliflower Cheese

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed cauliflowers

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

Cauliflower 48%, Semi Skimmed Milk, Mature Cheddar Cheese, Single Cream, Cornflour, Wheatflour, Onions, Rapeseed Oil, Sea Salt, Mustard, White Pepper, Nutmeg, with Calcium, Iron, vitamins, vitamin B3, vitamin B1

As written on the pack

Cauliflower (48%). Semi Skimmed Milk. Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (19%). Single Cream (Milk). Cornflour. Wheatflour*. Onions. Rapeseed Oil. Sea Salt. Dried Mustard. Ground White Pepper. Ground Nutmeg. *Fortified with Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3 and B1.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

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 10 cauliflowers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 0% of the cauliflowers 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 10 cauliflowers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00858083, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.