Is Marks & Spencers Mexican Style Bean & Sweet Potato Wrap ultra-processed?

236 g Wraps Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E450 Diphosphates

14 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed wraps

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

Wheat flour Sweet potatoes Tomatoes Water Full fat soft cheese, Spinach Black beans Borlotti beans Red kidney beans Red onions Sweetcorn Sour cream, Palm oil Onions Red peppers Sugar Glycerol Monterey Jack cheese, Lime juice Vegetable oil (sunflower Vegetable oil (processing marker), rapeseed Vegetable oil), Spring onions Malted wheat flakes White wine vinegar Extra virgin olive oil Lemon juice Tomato paste Coriander Salt Vinegar Sodium bicarbonate Garlic Sprouted buckwheat seeds Sprouted spelt flour (wheat), Sprouted wheat flour Chipotle chillies Smoked paprika Cumin Cinnamon Chilli powder Rapeseed oil e450 Cornflour Malic acid Red chilli purée Balsamic vinegar Cracked black pepper Tomato purée Brown sugar Onion purée Wheatgerm Oregano Garlic purée Wheat starch Fortified with calcium, iron, vitamins, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and folic acid

Additives: E450 Diphosphates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E450 Diphosphates.

As written on the pack

Wheat flour Sweet potatoes Tomatoes Water Full fat soft cheese (milk) Spinach Black beans Borlotti beans Red kidney beans Red onions Sweetcorn Sour cream (milk) Palm oil Onions Red peppers Sugar Glycerol Monterey Jack cheese (milk) Lime juice Vegetable oil (sunflower/rapeseed) Spring onions Malted wheat flakes White wine vinegar Extra virgin olive oil Lemon juice Tomato paste Coriander Salt Vinegar Sodium bicarbonate Garlic Sprouted buckwheat seeds Sprouted spelt flour (wheat) Sprouted wheat flour Chipotle chillies Smoked paprika Cumin Cinnamon Chilli powder Rapeseed oil E450 Cornflour Malic acid Red chilli purée Balsamic vinegar Cracked black pepper Tomato purée Brown sugar Onion purée Wheatgerm Oregano Garlic purée Wheat starch Fortified with calcium, iron, vitamins B3, B1, and folic acid.

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.

E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.

2 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.

Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 89 wraps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 92% of the wraps 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 89 wraps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00321433, last edited 17 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.