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Is Aldi Fish sushi ultra-processed?

Sushis Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Fish sushi

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:

  • 63 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sushis

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

Sushi Rice, Water, Rice, Sushi Vinegar (Sugar, Rice Vinegar, Salt, Water, Rice Wine), Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), smoked salmon 9% (Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar), Salt, Sugar), tuna 3.5% (Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), Water, Salt), cooked ebi prawn 3.5% (King Prawns (Penaeus vanname), Salt), green pepper 2.5%, Full Fat Soft Cheese, Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol), Sesame Seeds, Certified Cooked Cold Water Prawns (Prawns (Pandalus borealis), Salt), Sugar, Water, Nori Seaweed, Chives, Seaweed, Cornflour, Soya Beans, Salt, Wheat, Sake, Red Chilli Purée, Colour (Plain Caramel), Spirit Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Purée, Dried Garlic, Ginger, Alcohol, Citrus Fibre, Red Peppers, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Mustard Seeds

Additives: E150a Plain caramel

As written on the pack

Cooked Sushi Rice [Water, Rice, Sushi Vinegar (Sugar, Rice Vinegar, Salt, Water, Rice Wine), Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil) SMOKED SALMON (9%) (Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) (FISH), Salt, Sugar), TUNA (3.5%) (Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) (FISH), Water, Salt), COOKED EBI PRAWN (3.5%) (King Prawns (Penaeus vanname) (CRUSTACEAN), Salt), GREEN PEPPER (2.5%), Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol), Sesame Seeds, MSC Certified Cooked Cold Water Prawns (Prawns (Pandalus borealis) (Crustacean), Salt), Sugar, Water, Nori Seaweed, Chives, Seaweed Powder, Cornflour, Soya Beans, Salt, Wheat, Sake, Red Chilli Purée, Colour: Plain Caramel; Spirit Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Purée, Dried Garlic, Ginger Purée, Alcohol, Citrus Fibre, Dried Red Peppers, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Mustard Seeds

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
6 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 sushis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 88% of the sushis 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 24 sushis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600030333, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.