Is Marks & Spencer Wensleydale & Carrot Chutney ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 29 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheatflour, Wensleydale Cheese (processing marker), Water, Greek Style Yogurt, Lettuce 5%, Carrots 5%, Sugar (processing marker), Full Fat Soft Cheese (processing marker), Onions, Malted Wheatflakes White Wine Vinegar Butter, Wheat Bran, Salt Yeast (Yeast, Vitamin D Yeast), Malted Barley Flour, Palm Oil, e471 (ultra-processing marker), e472e Rapeseed Oil, Malted Wheatflour, Wheatflour, Wheat Gluten Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid, Palm Fat, with Calcium), Iron, vitamins, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, For allergans including cereals containing Gluten
Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Wheatflour*. Wensleydale Cheese (Milk) (16%) Water - Greek Style Yogurt (Milk) · Lettuce (5%). Carrots (5%) - Sugar - Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk) - Onions - Malted Wheatflakes White Wine Vinegar Butter (Milk) - Wheat Bran - Salt Yeast (Yeast - Vitamin D Yeast) - Malted Barley Flour - Palm Oil - Emulsifier: E471, E472e Rapeseed Oil - Malted Wheatflour - Dried Fermented Wheatflour. Wheat Gluten Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid. Palm Fat. • *Fortified with Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3 & B1. For allergans including cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold. Suitable for vegetarians
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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
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.
Among 324 sandwiches
From least to most processed, this one ranks 103rd. 82% of the sandwiches here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00672771, last edited 19 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.