Is Marks and Spencer Spicy laksa prawn noodles ultra-processed?

400g Rice vermicelli 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:

E428 Gelatine

36 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed rice vermicelli

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

Rice Noodles 16% (Water, Rice Flour), Water, Beansprouts, Cooked King Prawns, Coconut Cream 12% (Coconut, Water), Rapeseed Oil, Green Beans 3.5%, Water Chestnuts 3.5%, Baby Corn 3%, Ginger, Lemongrass, Onions, Fish Sauce (processing marker) (Anchovies, Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker)), Red Chillies, Fish, Shellfish Stock, Tomato Paste, Garlic Purée, Salt (processing marker), Lime Juice, Brown Sugar (processing marker), Fish Gelatine (ultra-processing marker), Coriander, Cornflour, Coriander, Green Chilli, Turmeric, Chilli, Chillies

Additives: E428 Gelatine

As written on the pack

Cooked Rice Noodles (16%) (Water ,Rice Flour) ,Water,Beansprouts , Cooked King Prawns (Crustacean) (12%) ,Coconut Cream (12%) (Coconut Extract · Water) ,Rapeseed Oil ,Green Beans (3.5%) ,Water Chestnuts (3.5%) ,Baby Corn (3%) , Ginger Purée ,Lemongrass ,Onions ,Fish Sauce (Anchovies (Fish) ,Salt ,Sugar) ,Red Chillies , Fish and Shellfish Stock (Cod (Fish) ,Mussels (Mollusc) , Tomato Paste ,Water ,Salt ,Concentrated Carrot Juice , Crab (Crustacean) ,Lobster (Crustacean) ,Concentrated Onion Juice,Rapeseed Oil ,Sugar ,Ground Paprika ,Turmeric) , Tomato Paste ,Garlic Purée , Salt ,Lime Juice , Brown Sugar , Fish Gelatine , Coriander ,Cornflour , Ground Coriander ,Green Chilli Purée , Turmeric , Chilli Powder ,Dried Chillies.

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.

E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.

3 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 rice vermicelli

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 24% of the rice vermicelli 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 17 rice vermicelli, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29400164, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.