Is fish cakes youngs ultra-processed?

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It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 30 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

White Fish 42%, Potato, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, Salt (processing marker), Wheat Starch (processing marker), Water, Yeast, Seasoning (Salt (processing marker), Parsley, Rapeseed Oil, Black Pepper Extract, Parsley Oil), Parsley, Mustard, Black Pepper, including cereals containing gluten, Caution! Although extra care has been taken to remove all bones, some may remain, tv e

As written on the pack

Minced White Fish (42%) (Fish), Partially Reconstituted Dried Potato, Wheat Flour, [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)], Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, Salt, Wheat Starch, Water, Yeast, Seasoning [Salt, Parsley, Rapeseed Oil, Black Pepper Extract, Parsley Oil], Parsley, Mustard Flour, Black Pepper. Allergy Advice! For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Caution! Although extra care has been taken to remove all bones, some may remain. TV E

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000205037899, 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.
  • 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.