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Is Marks & Spencers Lasagne Ravioli ultra-processed?

250g Stuffed pastas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Marks & Spencers Lasagne Ravioli

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed stuffed pastas

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

Egg Pasta 37% (Wheatflour, Egg, Durum Wheat Semolina), Pork 11%, Tomatoes, Onions, Cooked Beef 3.5%, Medium Fat Hard Cheese, Carrots, Whipping Cream, Wheatflour, Sunflower Oil, Unsalted Butter, Lactose, Red Wine, Semi-Skimmed Milk, Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese, Cornflour, Salt, Tomato Paste, Mozzarella Cheese, Beef Extract, Oregano, Yeast, Black Pepper

As written on the pack

Egg Pasta (37%) (Wheatflour, Pasteurised Egg, Durum Wheat Semolina), Cooked Pork (11%), Tomatoes, Onions, Cooked Beef (3.5%), Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Milk) (3.5%), Carrots, Whipping Cream (Milk), Wheatflour, Sunflower Oil, Unsalted Butter (Milk), Dried Lactose (Milk), Red Wine, Semi-Skimmed Milk, Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese PDO (Milk) (1.5%), Cornflour, Salt, Tomato Paste, Mozzarella Cheese (Milk), Beef Extract, Oregano Extract, Yeast, Ground Black Pepper.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
5 ingredients that would only make it processed

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

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 148 stuffed pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 46th. 76% of the stuffed pastas 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 148 stuffed pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00199810, last edited 21 September 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.