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Is Marks & Spencer Dry roasted peanuts ultra-processed?

Salted peanuts Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Marks & Spencer Dry roasted peanuts

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed salted peanuts

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

Peanuts 93%, Rice Flour, Salt, Yeast Extract, Stabiliser (Gum Arabic), Cornflour, Smoked Salt, Spices (Paprika, Cinnamon), Herbs (Thyme Oregano), Dried Onions, Dried Garlic Acid (Citric Acid, Colour), Paprika Extract, Turmeric Extract

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum

As written on the pack

Peanuts (93%). Rice Flour · Salt - Yeast Extract - Stabiliser: Gum Arabic - Cornflour. Smoked Salt - Ground Spices (Paprika. Cinnamon). Dried Herbs (Thyme Oregano) · Dried Onions · Dried Garlic Acid: Citric Acid. Colour: Paprika Extract. Turmeric Extract.

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.

  • E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 35 salted peanuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 30th. 37% of the salted peanuts 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 35 salted peanuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00531627, 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.