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Is Domestos 16 Seafood Sticks ultra-processed?

Fish preparations Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Domestos 16 Seafood Sticks

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed fish preparations

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

surimi 46% (whitefish mince, sugar), water, wheat starch, rapeseed oil, sugar, salt, flavouring, egg white, colours (carmine, paprika extract), egg, allergy advice i for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, not yet paple ! warning although every care has been taken to remove bones, some may remain, nutrition typical values per 100g per 4 sticks (approx), %ri your ri energy

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

surimi (46%) (whitefish mince, sugar), water, wheat starch, rapeseed oil, sugar, salt, flavouring (contains crustaceans), egg white, colours (carmine, paprika extract), egg. allergy advice i for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. not yet paple ! warning although every care has been taken to remove bones, some may remain. nutrition typical values per 100g per 4 sticks (approx. 63g) %ri your ri energy

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.

  • E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 208 fish preparations

From least to most processed, this one ranks 158th. 74% of the fish preparations 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 208 fish preparations, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010251871637, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.