Is Marks & Spencer Deli Style Coleslaw ultra-processed?

300 g Coleslaw 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:

Vegetable fiber

19 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed coleslaw

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

Mayonnaise (processing marker) 34% (Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Vinegar, Soft Brown Sugar, Potato Starch (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Lemon Juice, Citrus Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Mustard, Egg White, Allspice, Turmeric), White Cabbage 29%, Carrots 25%, Pink Cabbage 6%, Red Onions 3.5%, Chives

As written on the pack

Mayonnaise (34%) (Rapeseed Oil · Water · Pasteurised Egg Yolk · Vinegar · Soft Brown Sugar · Potato Starch · Salt · Lemon Juice · Citrus Fibre · Dried Mustard · Dried Egg White · Ground Allspice · Turmeric) · White Cabbage (29%) · Carrots (25%) · Pink Cabbage (6%) · Red Onions (3.5%) · Chives.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

4 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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 40 coleslaw

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 90% of the coleslaw 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 40 coleslaw, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00961127, 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.