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Is Morrisons Cauliflower Gnocchi ultra-processed?

500 g Cereals and potatoes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons Cauliflower Gnocchi

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:

  • 11 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed cereals and potatoes

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

Cauliflower 39%, potato 35%, Wheat flour, Potato starch, Rice flour, Cauliflower, Salt, Acidity regulator (lactic acid), Preservative (potassium sorbate)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Cauliflower (39%), Rehydrated potato purée (35%), Wheat flour, Potato starch, Rice flour, Cauliflower powder, Salt, Acidity regulator (lactic acid), Preservative (potassium sorbate).

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 6,999 cereals and potatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2684th. 60% of the cereals and potatoes 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 6,999 cereals and potatoes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010525223520, last edited 27 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.