Is Marks & Spencers Flame seared Italian artichokes ultra-processed?

174g Artichoke hearts Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed artichoke hearts

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

artichokes 82% (artichoke hearts, salt (processing marker), acid (citric acid)), rapeseed oil, lemon juice, sugar (processing marker), basil, parsley, salt (processing marker), paprika

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

roasted artichokes (82%) (artichoke hearts, salt, acid: citric acid), rapeseed oil, lemon juice, sugar, basil, parsley, salt, paprika flakes.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 artichoke hearts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 0% of the artichoke hearts 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 10 artichoke hearts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00465021, last edited 22 June 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.