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Is Itsu Crispy seaweed thins wasabi ultra-processed?

15 g Seaweed products Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Itsu Crispy seaweed thins wasabi

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed seaweed products

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

Seaweed (laver), corn oil, sesame oil, sea salt, wasabi (salt, glucose, spice extracts, yeast extract powder, spinach powder, corn oil, wasabi stem powder)

As written on the pack

Seaweed (laver) (65%), corn oil, sesame oil, sea salt, wasabi powder (salt, glucose, spice extracts (contains mustard), yeast extract powder, spinach powder, corn oil, wasabi stem powder). Allergy advice: for allergens see ingredients in bold. May contain soya.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
2 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 seaweed products

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 33% of the seaweed products 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 12 seaweed products, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060262480960, last edited 25 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.