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Is Asia Green Garden Chow Mein Stir Fry Sauce ultra-processed?

120 g Sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asia Green Garden Chow Mein Stir Fry Sauce

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed 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 sugar, dark soy sauce 6% (water, salt, sugar, barkley malt extract, defatted soya bean rakes, colour (plain caramel), yeast extract, spirit vinegar, wheat), spring onion 4.5%, ginger 4.5%, modified mace starch, garlic purée 3.5%, onion 3.5%, red chilli paste 1% (red chil pepper, salt, acidity regulator (acetic acid)), colour (plain caramel), sesame oil, yeast extract, acidity regulator (citric acid), allengy advice, no artificial flavourings and preservations

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

water sugar, dark soy sauce (6%) (water, salt, sugar, barkley malt extract, defatted soya bean rakes, colour: plain caramel, yeast extract, spirit vinegar, wheat ), spring onion (4,5%), ginger purée (4,5%), modified mace starch, garlic purée (3,5%), onion purée (3,5%), red chilli paste (1%) (red chil pepper, salt, acidity regulator: acetic acid), colour: plain caramel, sesame oil, yeast extract, acidity regulator: citric acid, allengy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold, may also contain peanuts and nuts, dietary advice:suitable for vegetarians, no artificial flavourings or preservations,

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.
4 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,962 sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2066th. 60% of the 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 2,962 sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600302560, last edited 25 May 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.