Is Itsu Gyoza Dumplings ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 44 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Gyoza filling (cabbage 40%, carrot 12%, tofu 7% (soya beans, water), onion, spring onion, spinach 6%, corn starch (processing marker), vermicelli (pea starch (processing marker), corn starch (processing marker), water, mung beans), water, sesame oil (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), soy sauce (processing marker) (water, soya beans, wheat, salt (processing marker)), yeast extract, breadcrumb (wheat flour, salt (processing marker), yeast), soy sauce (processing marker) (soy sauce (soya beans, wheat), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker)), garlic, salt (processing marker), black pepper), gyoza skin (wheat flour, water, tapioca starch (processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), rapeseed oil, salt (processing marker))
As written on the pack
Gyoza filling (cabbage (40%), carrot (12%), tofu (7%) [soya beans, water], onion, spring onion, spinach (6%), corn starch, vermicelli [pea starch, corn starch, water, mung beans], water, sesame oil, sugar, soy sauce [water, soya beans, wheat, salt], yeast extract, breadcrumb [wheat flour, salt, yeast], soy sauce powder [soy sauce (soya beans, wheat), maltodextrin, salt], garlic, salt, black pepper), gyoza skin (wheat flour, water, tapioca starch, wheat gluten, rapeseed oil, salt).
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.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.
- 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.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060960662255, 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.