Is Marks & Spencer Tropical Juice with kale ultra-processed?

250 ml e Fruit juices Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E440 Pectins

11 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed fruit juices

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

Apple Juice, Pineapple Juice 23%, Apple Purée, Mango Purée 8%, Passion Fruit 5%, Kale Purée (3%6), Spirulina Extract, Safflower, Stabiliser, Pectin (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Apple Juice, Pineapple Juice (23%), Apple Purée · Mango Purée (8%) - Passion Fruit Purée (5%) · Kale Purée (3%6) - Spirulina Extract · Safflower Extract · Stabiliser. Pectin (from Fruit).

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.

E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 514 fruit juices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 384th. 35% of the fruit juices 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 514 fruit juices, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00976510, last edited 14 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.