Is Marks & Spencer Onion Rings ultra-processed?

65g Frozen plant-based foods mixes Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160c Paprika extract

13 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed frozen plant-based foods mixes

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

9, Potato (Potato Starch Potato Flour), Responsibly Sourced Palm Oil Wheatflour, Rye Flour, Rapeseed Oil Fried Onion Seasoning (Dried Onions Sugar, Salt (processing marker), Yeast Extract Rice Flour Acid (Citric Acid, Flavouring Dried Garlic Colour), Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker)), Dried Onions Salt Turmeric

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

9 . Potato (Potato Starch Potato Flour). Responsibly Sourced Palm Oil Wheatflour (contains Gluten). Rye Flour (contains Gluten) Rapeseed Oil Fried Onion Seasoning (Dried Onions Sugar - Salt. Yeast Extract Rice Flour Acid: Citric Acid. • • • Flavouring Dried Garlic Colour: Paprika Extract). Dried Onions Salt Turmeric. . For allergens see ingredients in bold. Suitable for vegetarians

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.

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.

Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 49 frozen plant-based foods mixes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 32nd. 39% of the frozen plant-based foods mixes 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 49 frozen plant-based foods mixes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00419024, last edited 20 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.