Is Marks & Spencers breaded LEMON SOLE GOUJONS IN A CRUNCHY GOLDEN CRUMB ultra-processed?

Breaded fish Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160c Paprika extract

7 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed breaded fish

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

rapeseed oil durum wheat semolina, wheat starch (processing marker), salt yeast rice flour malted barley flour, sunflower oil colour (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), black pepper extract, radioants in hold)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

wheatflour contains gluten (with wheatflour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin thiamin) rapeseed oil durum wheat semolina (contains gluten) wheat starch (contains gluten) salt yeast rice flour malted barley flour (contains gluten). sunflower oil colour: paprika extract. black pepper extract. ● ● ● ● ● radioants in hold

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 163 breaded fish

From least to most processed, this one ranks 51st. 77% of the breaded fish 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 163 breaded fish, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00129886, last edited 2 October 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.