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Is Marks & Spencer Spicy Veg Sticky Rice Bowl ultra-processed?

400g Microwave meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Marks & Spencer Spicy Veg Sticky Rice Bowl

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 27 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Sushi Rice 42% (Water, Sushi Rice Rapeseed Oil), Shiitake Mushrooms 13%, White Cabbage 11%, Beansprouts 8%, Spring Greens 5%, Chestnut Mushrooms, Sugar Water Rapeseed Oil, Soy Sauce (Water Soybeans Salt, Wheat), Garlic, Garlic Purée, Carrots Mirin Rice Wine, Tomato Paste Vinegar, Cornflour, Toasted Sesame Oil, Ginger Red Chillies Colour (Paprika Extract Dried Red Chilli, Dark Soy Sauce, Water Sugar Salt), Soybeans Wheat, Onions Chilli Powder, Garlic, Salt, Sunflower Oil

As written on the pack

Cooked Sushi Rice (42%) (Water. Sushi Rice Rapeseed Oil) Shiitake Mushrooms (13%) White Cabbage (11%). Beansprouts (8%) Spring Greens (5%) Chestnut Mushrooms. Sugar Water Rapeseed Oil • Soy Sauce (Water Soybeans Salt. Wheat (contains Gluten)) Garlic. Garlic Purée • Carrots Mirin Rice Wine - Tomato Paste Vinegar. Cornflour. Toasted Sesame Oil. Ginger Red Chillies Colour: Paprika Extract Dried Red Chilli. Dark Soy Sauce (Water Sugar Salt - Soybeans Wheat (contains Gluten)) Onions Chilli Powder. Garlic Powder. Salt. Sunflower Oil.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 351 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 49th. 72% of the microwave meals 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 351 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29400188, 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.