Is Marks & Spencer Mixed Olives with Cheddar and Rosemary Pot ultra-processed?

Olives Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil
Cheese

10 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed olives

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

Green Olives, Black Kalamata Olives, Cheddar Cheese (processing marker), Vegetable Oils (processing marker), Rosemary, Salt (processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid (Sunflower, Rapeseed))

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Green Olives, Black Kalamata Olives, Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Vegetable Oils, Rosemary, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid. (Sunflower/Rapeseed).

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

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

Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

Culinary ingredients

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 123 olives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 77th. 11% of the olives 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 123 olives, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29344451, 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.