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Is Aldi King Prawns in Creamy Pesto Sauce ultra-processed?

Cooked Prawns Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 19 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed prawns

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

raw king prawns 64% (King Prawns (Litopenaeus Vannamei), Salt), Full Fat Soft Cheese (Cream, Water, Skimmed Milk Powder, Cornflour, Buttermilk Powder, Sea Salt), Butter, Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese, Cream, Basil, Water, Maize Starch, Garlic, Sea Salt

As written on the pack

RAW KING PRAWNS (64%) (King Prawns (Litopenaeus Vannamei) (Crustacean), Salt), Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk) (Cream (Milk), Water, Skimmed Milk Powder, Cornflour, Buttermilk Powder, Sea Salt), Butter (Milk), Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese (Milk), Cream (Milk), Basil, Water, Maize Starch, Garlic, Sea Salt.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 cooked Prawns

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 0% of the cooked Prawns 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 8 cooked Prawns, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600568607, last edited 26 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.