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Is Marks & Spencer Posh dog ultra-processed?

295 g Pickles Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Marks & Spencer Posh dog

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed pickles

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

Water Gherkins 19%, American Style Mustard 16% (Water, Vinegar Yellow Mustard Bran Ground Turmeric Sea Salt Yellow Mustard Husk Mustard Flour Brown Mustard Flour, BEST BEFORE Ground Paprika Dried Garlic), Red Onions 8045 20 (51 Mustard 3% (Water Black Mustard Seeds Sugar White Wine Vinegar Coarse Grain Vinegar Salt), Dried Onions Garlic Purée, Concentrated Lemon Juice Salt Cornflour, Preservative), Acetic Acid Dill 0.5%, Firming Agent (e509 Ground Turmeric Colour), Curcumin Dill Oil

Additives: E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Water Gherkins (19%). American Style Mustard (16%) (Water. Vinegar Yellow Mustard Bran Ground Turmeric Sea Salt Yellow Mustard Husk Mustard Flour Brown Mustard Flour. BEST BEFORE Ground Paprika Dried Garlic). Red Onions 8045 20:51 Mustard (3%) (Water Black Mustard Seeds Sugar White Wine Vinegar Coarse Grain Vinegar Salt) Dried Onions Garlic Purée. Concentrated Lemon Juice Salt Cornflour. Preservative: Acetic Acid Dill (0.5%) Firming Agent: E509 Ground Turmeric Colour: Curcumin Dill Oil. . 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.

  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 312 pickles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 236th. 33% of the pickles 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 312 pickles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00970426, last edited 17 July 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.