Is Marks & Spencer M&S Thai Green Salmon ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 77 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score A
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cauliflower 29%, Scottish Salmon, Water, Broccoli 10%, Edamame Soybeans 9%, Tofu (Water, Soybeans, Nigari Salt (Magnesium Chloride)), Coconut Milk (Coconut, Water), Onions, Rapeseed Oil, Red Chillies, Ginger, Lemongrass, Fish Sauce (processing marker) (Water, Anchovies, Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker)), Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Lime, Juice, Thai Basil, Salt (processing marker), Lime Leaves, Spices (Coriander, Star Anise, Turmeric, Chilli, White Pepper, Cinnamon), Shellfish Stock (Water, Fish Bones, Prawn Shells, White Wine, Onions, Leeks, Carrots, Tomato Purée, Fennel, Lemon Juice, Parsley, Garlic, Bay Leaves, Dried Thyme, White Pepper), Creamed Coconut (processing marker), Toban Jhan Paste (Red Chillies, Salt (processing marker), Soybeans, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Ginger, Chillies, Citric Acid (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate (ultra-processing marker), Iron, Niacin, Thiamin)), Shallots, Coriander, Green Chillies, Pectin (ultra-processing marker), Galangal, Lime Juice, Cumin Seeds, Shrimp, Lemongrass Oil
Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E330 Citric acid , E440 Pectins , E511 Magnesium chloride
As written on the pack
Cauliflower (29%), Scottish Salmon (Fish) (25%), Water, Broccoli (10%), Edamame Soybeans (9%), Tofu (Water, Soybeans, Nigari Salt (Firming Agent: Magnesium Chloride)), Coconut Milk (Coconut Extract, Water), Onions, Rapeseed Oil, Red Chillies, Ginger Purée, Lemongrass, Fish Sauce (Water, Anchovies (Fish), Salt, Sugar), Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Lime. Juice, Thai Basil, Salt, Lime Leaves, Ground Spices (Coriander. Star Anise, Turmeric, Chilli Powder, White Pepper, Cinnamon), Shellfish Stock (Water, Fish Bones, Prawn Shells (Crustacean), White Wine, Onions, Leeks, Carrots, Tomato Purée, Fennel, Lemon Juice, Dried Parsley, Garlic, Ground Bay Leaves, Dried Thyme, Ground White Pepper), Creamed Coconut, Toban Jhan Paste (Red Chillies, Salt, Soybeans, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Ginger Purée, Dried Chillies, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin)), Shallots, Coriander, Green Chillies, Gelling Agent: Pectin, Galangal, Concentrated Lime Juice, Cumin Seeds, Dried Shrimp (Crustacean), Lemongrass Oil
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.
- E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
5 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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 113 salmons
From least to most processed, this one ranks 101st. 25% of the salmons here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29388622, last edited 2 April 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.