Is Marks & Spencers Free Range Egg & Watercress Sandwich 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
- 20 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Free Range Egg 44% (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Malted Wheatflakes, Watercress 3%, Rapeseed Oil Wheat Bran, Cornflour Salt Yeast (Yeast Vitamin D Yeast), Vinegar Malted Barley Flour, Wheat Gluten Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil, Pasteurised Free Range Egg Yolk Pasteurised Free Range Egg Emulsifier (e472e (ultra-processing marker)), e471 (ultra-processing marker), Malted Wheatflour, Cracked Black Pepper Concentrated Lemon Juice Sugar Black Mustard Seeds Dried Mustard Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid Palm Oil Palm Fat Wheat Starch)
Additives: 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
Boiled Free Range Egg (44%). Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) Water. Malted Wheatflakes (contain Gluten) Watercress (3%) Rapeseed Oil Wheat Bran (contains Gluten). Cornflour Salt Yeast (Yeast Vitamin D Yeast). Vinegar Malted Barley Flour (contains Gluten). Wheat Gluten Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil. • Pasteurised Free Range Egg Yolk Pasteurised Free Range Egg Emulsifier: E472e, E471 - Malted Wheatflour (contains Gluten) Cracked Black Pepper Concentrated Lemon Juice Sugar Black Mustard Seeds Dried Mustard Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid Palm Oil Palm Fat Wheat Starch (contains Gluten).
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.
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.
- Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
Among 18 club sandwiches
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 100% of the club sandwiches here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00485289, last edited 4 August 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.