Is Marks & Spencers Italian mozzarella balls and marinated semi-dried tomatoes ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 9 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed dried tomatoes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Mozzarella Cheese (processing marker), Tomatoes 29%, Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Garlic Purée, Lemon Juice, Parsley, Basil
As written on the pack
Mozzarella Cheese (Milk) (64%), Semi Dried Tomatoes (29%), Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Garlic Purée, Lemon Juice, Parsley, Basil .
What makes it processed
Processed ingredients
Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 42 dried tomatoes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 2% of the dried tomatoes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00434515, last edited 23 May 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.