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Is Asda Smoked Haddock Cheddar And Leek Fishcakes ultra-processed?

290g Fish preparations Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Smoked Haddock Cheddar And Leek Fishcakes

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:

  • 37 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed fish preparations

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

Haddock 26% (Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Salt, C (Curcumin, Paprika Extract)), Fortifiat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbor on Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Potatoes 12%, Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Somerset Vintage Cheddar Cheese, Leek 9%, Rapeseed Oil, Potato Flakes 4%, Water, Double Cream, Maize Starch, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Oats, Wheat Gluten, Parsley, Leek, Salt, Yeast, Rice Flour, White Pepper, Allergy Advice!

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Smoked Haddock (26%) [Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) (Fish) (98%), Salt, C (Curcumin, Paprika Extract)], Fortifiat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbor on Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)], Potatoes (12%), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) (Fish) (12%), Somerset Vintage Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (10%), Leek (9%), Rapeseed Oil, Potato Flakes (4%), Water, Double Cream (Milk), Maize Starch, Dijon Mustard [Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt], Oats, Wheat Gluten, Parsley, Leek Flakes, Salt, Yeast, Rice Flour, White Pepper. Allergy Advice!

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.

  • E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
2 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 208 fish preparations

From least to most processed, this one ranks 142nd. 74% of the fish preparations 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 208 fish preparations, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5063089482810, last edited 30 July 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.