Is fishda kropek 80g ultra-processed?

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Pack of fishda kropek 80g

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Tapioca starch (processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker) (may consist of coconut oil, palm olein), wheat starch (processing marker), corn starch (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), fish meat, salt (processing marker), flavor enhancers (ultra-processing marker) (monosodium glutamate (ultra-processing marker), disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker), disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker)), egg powder, spices, sodium bicarbonate, garlic, sucralose (ultra-processing marker), and tbhq antioxidant (added to oil to retard rancidity)

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Tapioca starch, vegetable oil (may consist of coconut oil and/or palm olein), wheat starch, corn starch, sugar, fish meat, salt, flavor enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), egg powder, spices, sodium bicarbonate, garlic powder, sucralose, and tbhq antioxidant (added to oil to retard rancidity).

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.

  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
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.

  • 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.
  • 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 4800194180184, last edited 14 May 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.