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Is Clover Leaf Flaked Light Tuna Lemon & Ginger With Sesame ultra-processed?

85 g Canned tunas Sold in Canada

Pack of Clover Leaf Flaked Light Tuna Lemon & Ginger With Sesame

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed canned tunas

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

Tuna, Water, Lemon Seasoning (sugar, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed soy vegetable protein, white sesame seeds, citric acid, sodium diacetate, sodium citrate, garlic, salt, sesame seed oil, caramel, paprika, chives, natural flavours (lime, coriander, ginger, garlic, chili pepper)), Ginger, Red bell pepper, Dehydrated onion, Coriander, Salt, Vegetable broth, Guar gum

Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E262ii Sodium diacetate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Tuna, Water, Lemon Seasoning (sugar, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed soy vegetable protein, white sesame seeds, citric acid, sodium diacetate, sodium citrate, garlic, salt, sesame seed oil, caramel, paprika, chives, natural flavours [lime, coriander, ginger, garlic, chili pepper]), Ginger, Red bell pepper, Dehydrated onion, Coriander, Salt, Vegetable broth, Guar gum

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 157 canned tunas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 151st. 22% of the canned tunas 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 157 canned tunas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0061362435817, last edited 16 June 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.