Is Marks & Spencer Wholegrain & Edemame ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 16 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score A
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Spelt 42% (Water Spelt), Braised Black Lentils 23% (Water Black Lentils Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Vegetable Stock (Water Leeks Onions, Carrots Parsley Tomato Purée White Peppercorns, Bay Leaves), Lemon Juice Garlic Purée Salt Ground Black Ⓡ Pepper), Couscous 21% (Water Durum Wheat Semolina), Edamame Soybeans 8%, Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Salt Ground Black Pepper Turmeric
As written on the pack
Cooked Spelt (42%) (Water Spelt (Wheat contains Gluten)) Braised Black Lentils (23%) (Water Black Lentils Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Vegetable Stock (Water Leeks Onions - Carrots Parsley Tomato Purée White Peppercorns - Bay Leaves) Lemon Juice Garlic Purée Salt Ground Black Ⓡ Pepper) Cooked Couscous (21%) (Water Durum Wheat Semolina (contains Gluten)) Edamame Soybeans (8%). Vegetable Oil (Sunflower/Rapeseed) Salt Ground Black Pepper Turmeric
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00120197, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.