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Is Marks & Spencer lemon tartare sauce ultra-processed?

175g Tartare sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Marks & Spencer lemon tartare sauce

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed tartare 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

Rapeseed Oil, White Wine Vinegar, gherkins 10%, Sugar, Shallots 7%, Chardonnay Wine 6%, capers 4%, salt, egg, vinegar, water, single Cream, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Mustard, Stabiliser (xanthan gum), Parsley, Tarragon, Flavouring, Mustard Seed

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Rapeseed Oil, White Wine Vinegar (contains Sulphites ), gherkins (10%) , Sugar, Shallots (7%) , Chardonnay Wine (contains sulphites) 6%, capers 4%, salt, dried egg, vinegar, water, single Cream (Milk), Concentrated Lemon Juice , Mustard Flour , Stabiliser : xanthan gum, Dried Parsley, Dried Tarragon, Flavouring, Mustard Seed

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 tartare sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 86% of the tartare 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 14 tartare sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29273768, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.