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Is Asda Light Soy Sauce ultra-processed?

1x 150ml Soy sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Light Soy Sauce

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed soy sauces

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

Water, Soy Sauce 20% (Water, Soya Beans, Salt, Wheat), Salt, Sugar, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), including cereals containing gluten

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Water, Soy Sauce Extract (20%) [Water, Soya Beans, Salt, Wheat], Salt, Sugar, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate). Allergy Advice! for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain nuts and peanuts. Suitable for vegetarians.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

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

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 94 soy sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 38th. 60% of the soy sauces 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 94 soy sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5063089172872, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.