Is Marks & Spencer Salted Giant Pretzel ultra-processed?

150g Appetizers Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E450 Diphosphates

18 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed appetizers

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

bretzels géants au blé et au sel de mer ingrédients farine de blé contient gluten (avec farine de blé, carbonate de calcium, fer, niacine, thiamine), dextrose sel de mer gluten de blé fécule de maïs huile de colza sel levure déshydratée correcteur d'acidité (e524 poudre à lever), bicarbonate de soude, e450 (ultra-processing marker), pour les allergènes, voir les ingrédients indiqués en gras, conservation à consommer de préférence avant le (voir sur le devant de l'emballage, a conserver de préférence dans un endroit frais et sec, une fois ouvert), conserver dans un récipient hermétique, élaboré au royaume-uni

Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E524 Sodium hydroxide

As written on the pack

bretzels géants au blé et au sel de mer ingrédients farine de blé contient gluten (avec farine de blé, carbonate de calcium, fer, niacine, thiamine) dextrose sel de mer gluten de blé fécule de maïs huile de colza sel levure déshydratée correcteur d'acidité: e524 poudre à lever: bicarbonate de soude, e450. pour les allergènes, voir les ingrédients indiqués en gras. conservation à consommer de préférence avant le: voir sur le devant de l'emballage. a conserver de préférence dans un endroit frais et sec. une fois ouvert, conserver dans un récipient hermétique. élaboré au royaume-uni.

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.

E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.

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.

Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,497 appetizers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1177th. 64% of the appetizers 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 2,497 appetizers, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00471725, 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.