Is Marks and Spencer Protein seed mix ultra-processed?

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
Starch

9 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Pumpkin Seeds 38%) Sunflower Seeds 28%, olden Linseed 15%, Brown inseed 15%, Spice, Sea Salt (processing marker), Potato Starch (processing marker), Chilli, Paprika, Garlic Parsley

As written on the pack

Pumpkin Seeds 38%) Sunflower Seeds (28%). olden Linseed (15%). Brown inseed (15%) Ground Spice, Sea Salt, Potato Starch, Chilli, Paprika, Garlic Parsley

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29153961, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.