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Is Donburi Meal Kit ultra-processed?

237 g Meal kits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Donburi Meal Kit

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:

  • 49 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed meal kits

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

sticky rice 53% (Medium grain rice TERIYAKI COOKING SAUCE 34%), Water, Sugar, Mirin (Rice, Water, Alcohol, Corn Syrup, Rice Koji, Salt), Molasses, Tamari Soy Sauce (Soybean, Water, Salt), Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Onion, Garlic Puree, Ginger, Caramelised Sugar, Natural Flavouring, miso cooking paste 8% (White Miso, Water), Soybean 8%, Rice, Salt, Rice Vinegar (Water, Rice), Sesame Oil, Mushroom Extract FURIKAKE SEASONING 5% (Garlic), Nigella, Sugar, Sweetp Paprika, Sea Salt, Kelp Seaweed, Miso (Soybean, Rice, Salt), Paprika, Jalapeno Pepper, Parsley, Lemon, Sunflower Oil

As written on the pack

STICKY RICE (53%): Medium grain rice TERIYAKI COOKING SAUCE (34%) : Water, Sugar, Mirin (Rice, Water, Alcohol, Corn Syrup, Rice Koji, Salt), Molasses, Tamari Soy Sauce (Soybean, Water, Salt), Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Onion Puree, Garlic Puree, Ginger Puree, Caramelised Sugar, Natural Flavouring. MISO COOKING PASTE (8%): White Miso (Water, Soybean (8%), Rice, Salt), Rice Vinegar (Water, Rice), Sesame Oil, Mushroom Extract FURIKAKE SEASONING (5%): Garlic, Nigella Seed, Sugar, Sweetp Paprika, Sea Salt, Kelp Seaweed, Miso Powder (Soybean, Rice, Salt), Paprika, Jalapeno Pepper, Parsley, Dried Lemon Powder, Sunflower Oil May contain Gluten, Peanut, Almond, Celery

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Meal kits Products in the category "Meal kits" are at least group 3.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 meal kits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 75% of the meal kits 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 20 meal kits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000157152947, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.