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Is Marks & Spencers Stir Fry Lentil Noodles ultra-processed?

275g Noodles Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Marks & Spencers Stir Fry Lentil Noodles

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 14 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed noodles

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

Cooked Lentil Noodles with Turmeric 96% (Wheatflour* Water Yellow n r Lentil Flour Pasteurised Egg White, Wheat Gluten Pea Protein, Salt, Turmeric), Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Coriander Ginger Purée Garlic Purée Salt Dried Chillies, Chilli, with Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3, Bl

As written on the pack

Cooked Lentil Noodles with Turmeric (96%) (Wheatflour* Water Yellow n r Lentil Flour Pasteurised Egg White. Wheat Gluten Pea Protein · Salt. Turmeric). Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil/Rapeseed Oil) Coriander Ginger Purée Garlic Purée Salt Dried Chillies. Chilli Powder. *Fortified with Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3 and Bl.

What makes it processed

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 416 noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 71st. 73% of the noodles 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 416 noodles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00769730, last edited 7 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.