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Is Frive Red Thai Salmon ultra-processed?

340 g Microwave meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Frive Red Thai Salmon

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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Salmon, Water, Jasmine Rice 12%, Red Pepper 7%, Green Pepper, Yellow Pepper, White Cabbage, Carrot, Coconut Milk, Garlic, Curry Paste 1%, Onion, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Maple Syrup, Spring Onion, Fish Sauce, Red Chilli 1%, Lime Juice, Paprika, Cornflour, Tamari, Coriander, Sesame Oil, Rock Salt, Unrefined Cane Sugar, Turmeric, Ginger, Tomato Paste, Vinegar, Apple, Onion, Garlic, Cinnamon, White Pepper

As written on the pack

Salmon (FISH), Water, Jasmine Rice (12%), Red Pepper (7%), Green Pepper, Yellow Pepper, White Cabbage, Carrot, Coconut Milk, Garlic, Curry Paste (1%, CRUSTACEANS), Onion, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Maple Syrup, Spring Onion, Fish Sauce (FISH), Red Chilli (1%), Lime Juice, Paprika, Cornflour, Tamari (SOYA), Coriander Ground. Sesame Oil (SESAME SEEDS), Rock Salt, Unrefined Cane Sugar, Turmeric, Ginger, Tomato Paste, Vinegar, Apple, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Cinnamon, White Pepper.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • 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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 350 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 58th. 72% of the microwave meals 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 350 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0778551103500, last edited 23 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.