Is Marks & Spencers sour cream and chive pretzel ultra-processed?

Appetizers 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:

E160c Paprika extract

5 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed appetizers

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

Citric Acid Dried Soured Cream Milk, Dried Parsley Colour (Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker), Chive Extract Acidity Regulator), e524

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E524 Sodium hydroxide

As written on the pack

Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin): Dried-Potatoes · Rapeseed Oil Dextrose Conflour · Salt Sugar Dried Garlic Dried Vinegar Dried Onions · Dried Yeast Extract Dried Crème Fraiche (Milk) · Dried Yogurt (Milk) Dried Tomatoes · Dried Whey (Milk) Flavourings Acid: Citric Acid Dried Soured Cream Milk) · Dried Parsley Colour: Paprika Extract · Chive Extract Acidity Regulator: E524.

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.

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.

Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,497 appetizers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1143rd. 64% of the appetizers 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 2,497 appetizers, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00940856, last edited 14 March 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.