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Haddock fishcakes by Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer

Haddock fishcakes

Barcode 00644075
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Not Ultra-Processed

No — Haddock fishcakes is not ultra-processed.

Ingredients are mostly whole or minimally processed foods and basic culinary ingredients (fish, potatoes, wheat flour, dairy, herbs, spices, salt, lemon juice, basic stock). No explicit industrial additives, refined syrups, artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners, flavourings, or highly processed fats like palm oil are listed. Colours listed are paprika extract and curcumin, which are simple extracts/spices rather than synthetic colourants.

Ingredients

No ultra-processed markers
  • OK
    smoked haddock (24%) (haddock (fish) (98%) salt colour: curcumin)
  • OK
    paprika extract haddock (fish) (13%) wheatflour contains gluten (with wheatflour, calcium carbonate, iron, all niacin, thiamin) potatoes water potato flakes rapeseed oil onions cheddar cheese (milk) durum wheat semolina (contains gluten) whole milk whipping cream (milk) wheat starch (contains gluten) lemon juice wheat gluten full fat soft cheese (milk) single cream (milk) fish stock (fish bones carrots. onions white wine parsley thyme. ground black pepper) salt parsley. cornflour unsalted butter (milk) - inactive yeast (contains barley, wheat, gluten) fish gelatine. yeast garlic purée ground white pepper colour: paprika extract - black pepper extract

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Common questions about Haddock fishcakes

Is Haddock fishcakes ultra-processed?

No — Haddock fishcakes by Marks & Spencer is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). Ingredients are mostly whole or minimally processed foods and basic culinary ingredients (fish, potatoes, wheat flour, dairy, herbs, spices, salt, lemon juice, basic stock). No explicit industrial additives, refined syrups, artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners, flavourings, or highly processed fats like palm oil are listed. Colours listed are paprika extract and curcumin, which are simple extracts/spices rather than synthetic colourants.

What does "ultra-processed" (UPF) mean?

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.

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