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mackerel fillets.

We scored 64 mackerel fillets products sold across UK supermarkets. Sorted by NOVA processing group + additive count.

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36 verified · 3 estimated · 25 unscored
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Big spread across mackerel fillets. Pick the top of the list.
Best
96
Median
58
Worst
0
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Coverage56% of this category has a verified NOVA score. The rest are estimated from additive count and ingredient length, or hidden until classified.
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100% mackerel fillets · score 100

mackerel fillets is mackerel fillets when it's just mackerel fillets.

6 products with ≤2 ingredients — pure or near-pure mackerel fillets. No processing to score.

Mackerel in spring water
Tesco · 2 ingredients
100
Mackerel Fillets In Spring Water
Nixe · 2 ingredients
100
Mackerel fillets in spring water
Waitrose · 2 ingredients
100
Mackerel Fillets
Morrisons · 2 ingredients
100
Mackerel fillets
Tesco · 1 ingredient
100
Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets
Lighthouse bay · 2 ingredients
100
01
Mackerel in spring water
Mackerel in spring water
Tesco · 125 g
At·Tesco
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 1additives 0ingredients 2nutri A
96
02
Mackerel Fillets In Spring Water
Mackerel Fillets In Spring Water
Nixe · 125 g
At·Lidl
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 1additives 0ingredients 2nutri A
96
03
Mackerel fillets in spring water
Mackerel fillets in spring water
Waitrose
At·Waitrose
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 1additives 0ingredients 2nutri A
96
04
Mackerel Fillets
Mackerel Fillets
Morrisons · 125 g
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 1additives 0ingredients 2nutri A
96
05
Mackerel fillets
Mackerel fillets
Tesco · 180 g (2 fillets)
At·Tesco
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 1additives 0ingredients 1nutri B
96
06
Scottish Hot Smoked Mackerel | 2 Fillets
Scottish Hot Smoked Mackerel | 2 Fillets
Marks & Spencer · 150g
At·M&S
Estimated
additives 0ingredients 2nutri D
75
07
Pprinces mackerel fillets
princes mackerel fillets
Retailer · unknown
Estimated
additives 0ingredients 4nutri UNKNOWN
75
08
Skinless & Boneless Mackerel Fillets In Tomato Sauce
Skinless & Boneless Mackerel Fillets In Tomato Sauce
Nixe · 125g
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 4nutri C
58
09
Skinless and boneless mackerel fillets in a tomato sauce
Skinless and boneless mackerel fillets in a tomato sauce
Sainsburys · 125 g
At·Sainsbury's
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 4nutri B
58
10
Sweetcure smoked mackerel strips
Sweetcure smoked mackerel strips
Tesco · 200g
At·Tesco
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 3nutri E
58
11
Skinless & Boneless Mackerel Fillets
Skinless & Boneless Mackerel Fillets
Princes · 125g
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 8nutri C
58
12
Mackerel fillets in tomato sauce
Mackerel fillets in tomato sauce
Princes · 125 g
At·Tesco
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 4nutri B
58
13
hot smoked Black pepper mackerel fillets
hot smoked Black pepper mackerel fillets
The Fishmonger · 200 g
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 4nutri E
58
14
Mackerel fillets
Mackerel fillets
The Fishmonger, Aldi · 200g
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 3nutri E
58
15
Mackerel in Sunflower oil
Mackerel in Sunflower oil
The Fishmonger
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 5nutri C
58
16
mackerel fillets in brine
mackerel fillets in brine
Sainsbury's, Sokolow
At·Sainsbury's
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 3nutri B
58
17
Mackerel fillets in tomato sauce
Mackerel fillets in tomato sauce
John West · 115 g
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 8nutri C
58
18
Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets
Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets
Lighthouse bay · 200 g
At·Lidl
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri D
58
19
Makreel in tomatensaus
Makreel in tomatensaus
John West
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 7nutri C
58
20
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SINCE 1857 MACKEREL / MAKREE JOHN WEST MACKE Jo fe
John West
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 5nutri C
58
21
Skinless & Boneless Mackerel Fillets in Spicy Tomato Sauce
Skinless & Boneless Mackerel Fillets in Spicy Tomato Sauce
Nixe · 125g
At·Lidl
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 4nutri C
58
22
Peppered Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets
Peppered Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets
Lighthouse bay · 200g
At·Lidl
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 3nutri E
58
23
Danish Mackerel Fillets
Danish Mackerel Fillets
Marks And Spencer, Marks & Spencer · 125 g
At·M&S
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 3nutri B
58
24
Peppered Smoked Mackarel Fillets
Peppered Smoked Mackarel Fillets
Tesco · 0.277kg
At·Tesco
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 3nutri UNKNOWN
58
25
Mackerel Fillets
Mackerel Fillets
NiXE · 125 g
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 4nutri UNKNOWN
58
26
Mackerel fillets
Mackerel fillets
Lidl · 125g
At·Lidl
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 5nutri B
58
27
Peppered smoked mackerel
Peppered smoked mackerel
By Sainsbury's
At·Sainsbury's
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 3nutri D
58
28
Mackerel strips
Mackerel strips
Tesco · 200 gm
At·Tesco
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 3nutri E
58
29
Smoked Irish Mackerel
Smoked Irish Mackerel
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 4nutri E
58
30
Smoked Mackerel Fillets
Smoked Mackerel Fillets
Essential Waitrose & Partners
At·Waitrose
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 3nutri D
58
31
Mackerel in spicy tomato sauce
Mackerel in spicy tomato sauce
TESCO · 125 g
At·Tesco
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 9nutri C
57
32
Mackerel Fillets in Siracha Hot Sauce
Mackerel Fillets in Siracha Hot Sauce
Sainsbury's
At·Sainsbury's
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 12nutri B
52
33
Nixe Mackerel Fillets In Spicy Tomato Sauce
Nixe Mackerel Fillets In Spicy Tomato Sauce
Nixe · 125 g
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 24nutri UNKNOWN
34
34
Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets
Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets
Lidl Lighthouse Bay
Retailer · unknown
Estimated
additives 0ingredients 29nutri D
27
35
Skinless and boneless mackerel fillets in spicy tomato
Skinless and boneless mackerel fillets in spicy tomato
John West
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 4additives 0ingredients 12nutri C
26
36
skinless & boneless mackerel fillets
skinless & boneless mackerel fillets
Princes · 125g
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 4additives 0ingredients 13nutri C
25
37
product photo
At·Sainsbury's
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 4additives 0ingredients 21nutri B
13
38
Filety z makreli w sosie pomidorowym
Filety z makreli w sosie pomidorowym
Graal · 170g
Retailer · unknown
Verified · NOVA+1 more
NOVA 4additives 3ingredients 27nutri C
0
39
Asda mackerel fillets in Korma sce
Asda mackerel fillets in Korma sce
asda
At·Asda
Verified · NOVA
NOVA 4additives 2ingredients 34nutri B
0
40
Responsibly sourced 2 smoked mackerel fillets
Responsibly sourced 2 smoked mackerel fillets
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri D
41
Mackerel in hot chilli sauce
Mackerel in hot chilli sauce
TESCO
At·Tesco
Not classified
nutri D
42
Mackerel fillet in olive oil
Mackerel fillet in olive oil
John West
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri C
43
Princes Sunflower Oil
Princes Sunflower Oil
Princes
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri B
44
Hot Smoked Mackerel Filets
Hot Smoked Mackerel Filets
Tesco Finest
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri E
45
spaghetti & meatballs
spaghetti & meatballs
Jacks
At·Tesco
Not classified
nutri UNKNOWN
46
Watersons mackerel fillits
Watersons mackerel fillits
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri A
47
Sardines in spicy tomato sauce
Sardines in spicy tomato sauce
Asda · 120g
At·Asda
Not classified
nutri A
48
Morrisons mackerel fillets
Morrisons mackerel fillets
Morrisons · 125 g
At·Morrisons
Not classified
nutri A
49
The best Scottish smoked mackerel strips sweet cured
The best Scottish smoked mackerel strips sweet cured
Morrisons · 110 g
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri UNKNOWN
50
Mackerel in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (20%)
Mackerel in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (20%)
Tesco
At·Tesco
Not classified
nutri B
51
Mackerel fillets in sweet chilli sauce
Mackerel fillets in sweet chilli sauce
Morrisons
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri C
52
Mackerel In Extra Olive Oil Skinless And Boneless
Mackerel In Extra Olive Oil Skinless And Boneless
Tesco
At·Tesco
Not classified
nutri D
53
Piri piri mackerel fillets
Piri piri mackerel fillets
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri D
54
Mackerel fillets
Mackerel fillets
NIXE · 0.125 kg
At·Lidl
Not classified
nutri UNKNOWN
55
Smoked mackerel fillets
Smoked mackerel fillets
At·Tesco
Not classified
nutri D
56
Peppered Smoked Mackerel Fillets
Peppered Smoked Mackerel Fillets
At·Tesco
Not classified
nutri E
57
YYellowfin Tuna Steak
Yellowfin Tuna Steak
Deluxe
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri UNKNOWN
58
Peppered smoked mackerel fillets
Peppered smoked mackerel fillets
At·Tesco
Not classified
nutri E
59
Smoked mackerel fillets
Smoked mackerel fillets
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri D
60
Scottish loch trout fillets
Scottish loch trout fillets
Specially Selected · 240 g
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri UNKNOWN
61
Smoked mackerel fillets
Smoked mackerel fillets
Tesco
At·Tesco
Not classified
nutri D
62
Wood smoked irish mackerel fillets
Wood smoked irish mackerel fillets
John West
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri D
63
Filet de maquereau fumé
Filet de maquereau fumé
Lidl
At·Lidl
Not classified
nutri D
64
John West Smoked Mackerel
John West Smoked Mackerel
John West · 1
Retailer · unknown
Not classified
nutri UNKNOWN
Methodology
How we score mackerel fillets.

Each product starts at a NOVA baseline (96 / 78 / 58 / 32 for groups 1–4). We deduct 4 points per additive and small amounts for very long ingredient lists. Source: Open Food Facts (ODbL). Where a NOVA group isn't yet recorded, we mark the score "estimated" and dash the dial — we don't fake a verified number.

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