Is Marks & Spencer Panko breadcrumbs ultra-processed?

Bread crumbs 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
Sugar

11 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed breads

Crafted Signature Sourdough Bread Marks & Spencer 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
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Rye sourdough flatbread - M&S Food Marks & Spencer 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Spelt Sourdough Bread Waitrose 8 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1

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

Wheatflour (wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Yeast, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Wheatflour (wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Yeast, Sugar, Salt, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 37 bread crumbs

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 54% of the bread crumbs 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 37 bread crumbs, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29055821, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.