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Is Asia Specialties salt reduced soy sauce ultra-processed?

500 ml Soy sauces Sold in Australia

Pack of Asia Specialties salt reduced 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:

  • 11 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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, Soybeans 16%, Wheat 16%, Salt, Alcohol, Yeast Extract, Acidity Regulator (270), Vinegar, Product Includes 7, If the seal is broken do not purchase and consume this product

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Water, Defatted Soybeans (16%), Wheat (16%), Salt, Alcohol, Yeast Extract, Acidity Regulator (270), Vinegar. CONTAINS GLUTEN, WHEAT, SOY. Product Includes 7.5 mL Alcohol per 100 mL. If the seal is broken do not purchase or consume this product.

What makes it processed

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 94 soy sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 33rd. 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 4088700127841, last edited 16 November 2025), 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.