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Is Marks & Spencer WHITE LASAGNE SAUCE by Sainsbury's with cream and ultra-processed?

Cheese sandwiches Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Marks & Spencer WHITE LASAGNE SAUCE by Sainsbury's with cream and

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed cheese sandwiches

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

Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cream (Cows' Milk), Modified Maize Starch, Cheddar Cheese (Cows' Milk), Emulsifier (Sodium Polyphosphate), Salt, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Flavourings, Cows Milk White Pepper, Nutmeg, E54L162E10B S0290 7689780 02.24 Allergy advice

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum , E452 Polyphosphates , E452i Sodium polyphosphate

As written on the pack

Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cream (Cows' Milk) (5%), Modified Maize Starch, Cheddar Cheese (Cows' Milk) (2.5%), Emulsifier: Sodium Polyphosphate; Salt, Stabiliser: Xanthan Gum; Flavourings (Cows Milk White Pepper, Nutmeg Extract. E54L162E10B S0290 7689780 02.24 Allergy advice:

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E452 Polyphosphates 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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
4 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 cheese sandwiches

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 90% of the cheese sandwiches 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 20 cheese sandwiches, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00162289, last edited 25 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.