Is Marks & Spencer Luxury Fruited Mini Hot Cross Buns ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- E470a Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 32 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed viennoiseries
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
moistened dried vine fruits 34% (sultanas vostizza currants, water), water sugar pasteurised egg 2.5%, mixed peel (orange peel, lemon peel), unsalted butter (processing marker), dried wheat gluten invert sugar syrup, yeast, rapeseed oil, wheat, salt emulsifier (e471 (ultra-processing marker)), e472e (ultra-processing marker), e470a (ultra-processing marker), ground sweet cinnamon (cassia), dextrin palm fat, flavouring (ultra-processing marker), ground coriander seeds wheat starch, not suitable for those with a sesame allergy, eur épices et aux ceufs, avec un mélange de raisins de stizza et d'écorces d'orange et de citron auten, avec farine de blé, carbonate de calcium, fer, ratés 34%, raisins de smyrne raisins de corinthe eurise 2.5%, mélange d'écorces (ecorce d'orange 2%), cluten de blé déshydraté sirop de sucre inverti * 580s 325ge
Additives: E470a Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
b • wheatflour contains gluten (with wheatflour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin) moistened dried vine fruits (34%) (sultanas vostizza currants - water) - water sugar pasteurised egg (2.5%) mixed peel (orange peel - lemon peel) (2%). unsalted butter (milk) (2%) dried wheat gluten invert sugar syrup - yeast - rapeseed oil - malted wheat (contains gluten) salt emulsifier: e471, e472e, e470a - ground sweet cinnamon (cassia) dextrin palm fat - flavouring - ground coriander seeds wheat starch (contains gluten). for allergens see ingredients in bold. not suitable for those with a sesame allergy. suitable for vegetarians eur épices et aux ceufs, avec un mélange de raisins de stizza et d'écorces d'orange et de citron auten (avec farine de blé, carbonate de calcium, fer, ratés (34%) (raisins de smyrne raisins de corinthe eurise (2,5%) mélange d'écorces (ecorce d'orange. 2%) cluten de blé déshydraté sirop de sucre inverti * 580s 325ge
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.
- E470a Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- 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.
- Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 145 viennoiseries
From least to most processed, this one ranks 56th. 90% of the viennoiseries here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00122580, last edited 19 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.