Is BirdsEye Cod Fish Fingers ultra-processed?

Fish fingers 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

13 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

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

Cod, Breadcrumb Coating, Rapeseed Oil, Breadcrumb Coating (WHEAT Flour, Water, Potato Starch (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Paprika, Yeast, Turmeric), For allergens see ingredients in CAPITAL LETTERS, #Children's nutritional needs differ to those of adults consequently smaller portion sizes may be appropriate This pack contains 8 portions

As written on the pack

Cod (FISH) (58%), Breadcrumb Coating*, Rapeseed Oil. *Breadcrumb Coating (WHEAT Flour, Water, Potato Starch, Salt, Paprika, Yeast, Turmeric). For allergens see ingredients in CAPITAL LETTERS. #Children's nutritional needs differ to those of adults consequently smaller portion sizes may be appropriate This pack contains 8 portions.

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 63 fish fingers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 63% of the fish fingers 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 63 fish fingers, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000116128945, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.