Is Itsu Prawn gyoza ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 51 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Gyoza filling, prawn, cabbage, egg white, mangetout, red pepper, spring onion, onion, breadcrumbs, wheat flour, yeast salti, cornflour, sugar (processing marker), egg white powder legg white, acidity regulator (citric acid), ginger, seafood glace, seafood stock, cod, shrimp (contains sulphitell, corn starch (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker), black pepper oill, garlic, iodized salt Isalt, potassium iodatel, yeast extract, sesame oil (processing marker), ginger powder), gyoza skin (wheat flour, water, tapioca starch (processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), rapeseed oil, salt (processing marker)), Rergy advice, including cereals containing gluten, Storage instructions (keep frozen), 18°c, If thawed, keep refrigerated and use within 24 hours, Do not re-freeze, Made with sustainably sourced prawns, High in protein, Low in saturated fat, Typical
Additives: E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Gyoza filling (prawn (crustacean) (29%), cabbage, egg white, mangetout, red pepper, spring onion, onion, breadcrumbs (wheat flour, yeast salti, cornflour, sugar, egg white powder legg white, acidity regulator: citric acid, ginger, seafood glace [seafood stock (cod (fish), shrimp (crustacean) (contains sulphitell, corn starch, sugar, sunflower oil, black pepper oill, garlic, iodized salt Isalt, potassium iodatel, yeast extract, sesame oil, ginger powder), gyoza skin (wheat flour, water, tapioca starch, wheat gluten, rapeseed oil, salt). Rergy advice: for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May contain soya. Storage instructions: keep frozen - 18°C. If thawed, keep refrigerated and use within 24 hours. Do not re-freeze. Made with sustainably sourced prawns. High in protein. Low in saturated fat. Typical
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.
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.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060262489222, 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.