Is Marks & Spencer Cordial refreshingly zingly blood orange & passion fruit ultra-processed?

500 ml Juices and nectars Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

5 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed juices and nectars

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

Spring Water, Blood Orange Juice 27%, Sugar Passion Fruit Juice 8%, Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Made in Ireland with ingredients from more than one country

As written on the pack

Spring Water. Blood Orange Juice (27%). Sugar Passion Fruit Juice (8%) Natural Flavourings. Suitable for vegans Made in Ireland with ingredients from more than one country.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 578 juices and nectars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 384th. 36% of the juices and nectars 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 578 juices and nectars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29234394, last edited 27 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.