Is Birds Eye omega 3 fish fingers ultra-processed?

Breaded hake fish Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Starch

10 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed breaded fish

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

Alaska Pollock, Breadcrumb Coating (WHEAT Flour, Water, Potato Starch (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Paprika, Yeast, Turmeric), Rapeseed oil

As written on the pack

Alaska Pollock (FISH) (58%), Breadcrumb Coating (WHEAT Flour, Water, Potato Starch, Salt, Paprika, Yeast, Turmeric).Rapeseed oil

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 breaded hake fish

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 58% of the breaded hake fish 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 12 breaded hake fish, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000116128921, last edited 19 September 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.