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Is Marks & Spencer Old Fashioned Hot Horseradish ultra-processed?

Condiments Sold in Ireland

Pack of Marks & Spencer Old Fashioned Hot Horseradish

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed condiments

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

Grated Hot Horseradish 56% (Horseradish, Rapeseed Oil, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Antioxidant (e223)), Rapeseed Oil, Vinegar, Sugar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Mustard, Skimmed Milk, Horseradish, Salt, Preservative (e202)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Grated Hot Horseradish (56%) (Horseradish, Rapeseed Oil, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, Antioxidant: E223 (Sulphites)), Rapeseed Oil, Vinegar, Sugar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Dried Mustard, Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Horseradish, Salt, Preservative: E202

What makes it processed

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 3,645 condiments

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1617th. 55% of the condiments 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 3,645 condiments, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29373116, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.