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Is Marks & Spencer House BBQ sauce ultra-processed?

300g Barbecue sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Marks & Spencer House BBQ sauce

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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed barbecue sauces

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

Water, Tomato Paste 16%, Sugar, Concentrated Apple Juice, Cider Vinegar, Maple Syrup, Red Miso Paste (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt), Light Soy Sauce (Water, Salt, Sugar, Rice, Soybeans, Wheat), Tamarind, Cornflour, Spices (Smoked Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Fennel Seeds, Ancho Chilli Powder, Cinnamon), Dried Garlic, Yeast Extract, Mustard, Water, Salt, Dried Onions

As written on the pack

Water, Tomato Paste (16%), Sugar, Concentrated Apple Juice, Cider Vinegar, Maple Syrup, Red Miso Paste (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt), Light Soy Sauce (Water, Salt, Sugar, Rice, Soybeans, Wheat (contains Gluten)), Concentrated Tamarind, Cornflour, Ground Spices (Smoked Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Fennel Seeds, Ancho Chilli Powder, Cinnamon), Dried Garlic, Yeast Extract, Dried Mustard, Smoked Water, Salt, Dried Onions.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

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

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 107 barbecue sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 86% of the barbecue sauces 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 107 barbecue sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00427913, last edited 9 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.