Is Marks & Spencer Mixed Greek Olives ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 9 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Green Olives 45%, Kalamata Olives 45%, Salt Sunflower Oil Chilli ● Peppers Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker), Dried Rosemary, Preservative (processing marker) (e224, SC4467 O Marks and Spencer plc 7739 CH99 9QS)
Additives: E224 Potassium metabisulphite , E270 Lactic acid
As written on the pack
Green Olives (45%) Kalamata Olives (45%). Salt Sunflower Oil Chilli ● Peppers Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid - Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Dried Rosemary. Preservative: E224 (Sulphites). For allergens see ingredients in bold. Suitable for vegans 0.5g 0.1g 0.9g 0.6g Made in Greece. SC4467 O Marks and Spencer plc 7739 CH99 9QS
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Preservation and traditional processing
Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29338702, last edited 10 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.