Is it ultra-processed?
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Oyster sauces, from least to most processed

We track 13 oyster sauces, 77% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Clam juice.

What makes oyster sauces ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of oyster sauces that contain each:

Processed food (3)

  1. 1 Clam juice Bar Harbor · 8 fl. oz. (240 ml) 3
  2. 2 Oyster Sauce Tesco · 150 ml 3
  3. 3 Oyster Sauce M&S 3

Ultra-processed food (10)

  1. 4 Premium oyster sauce Lee Kum Kee · 510 g 4
  2. 5 Oyster sauce imp Sharwood's · 150ml 4
  3. 6 Panda Brand Oyster Sauce Lee Kum Kee · 255g 4
  4. 7 16000160 Panda Brand Oyster Flavoured Sauce Lee Kum Kee · 510g 4
  5. 8 Oyster Sauce Waitrose 4
  6. 9 oyster sauce Maekrua · 600ml 4
  7. 10 Oyster & Spring Onion stir fry sauce Blue Dragon 4
  8. 11 Oyster & spring onion Asia Specialities · 120 g 4
  9. 12 Oyster sauce Sainsbury's · 150 ml 4
  10. 13 Blue dragon Oyster Sauce imp Blue dragon 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.