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Is Morrisons the Best 2 Salmon en croute ultra-processed?

450 g Salmons Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons the Best 2 Salmon en croute

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:

  • 44 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed salmons

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

Salmon, Wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), Water, Palm oil, Palm stearin, Cheddar cheese, Skimmed milk, Butter, Sparkling white wine, Spinach, Modified maize starch, Smoked salmon (salmon, salt), Salt, Shallot, Whey protein, Lemon juice, Tapioca starch, Dijon mustard (water, mustard seed, spirit vinegar, sea salt), Emulsifier (soya lecithins), Yeast extract, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Onion, Carrot powder, Tomato, Lovage, Stabiliser (xanthan gum), including cereals containing gluten, ! Warning Although every care has been taken to remove bones, some may remain, o En Fa Ca of Fil Pr Sa "R H C th

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Salmon (fish) (27%), Wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), Water, Palm oil, Palm stearin, Cheddar cheese (milk), Skimmed milk, Butter (milk), Sparkling white wine (contains sulphites), Spinach, Modified maize starch, Smoked salmon (salmon (fish), salt), Salt, Shallot, Whey protein concentrate (milk), Lemon juice, Tapioca starch, Dijon mustard (water, mustard seed, spirit vinegar, sea salt), Emulsifier (soya lecithins), Yeast extract, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Onion powder, Carrot powder, Tomato, Lovage, Stabiliser (xanthan gum). ! ALLERGY ADVICE For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. ! Warning Although every care has been taken to remove bones, some may remain. (o En Fa Ca of Fil Pr Sa "R H C th

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 113 salmons

From least to most processed, this one ranks 112th. 25% of the salmons 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 113 salmons, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010525125497, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.