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Is Itsu Teriyaki chick’n vegan gyoza ultra-processed?

240g Stuffed pastas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Itsu Teriyaki chick’n vegan gyoza

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:

  • 58 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed stuffed pastas

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

Filling, water, cabbage, textured soya protein 9%, spring onion, sugar, teriyaki sauce 5% (soy sauce (water, salt, soya beans, wheat flour), water, rice vinegar (water, rice, sugar, salt), tomato puree, rice wine (water, rice, wheat), corn starch, ginger, onion, garlic), garlic, carrot, kale, wheat flour, rapeseed oil, sesame oil, stabiliser (methyl cellulose), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, salt, yeast), soy sauce (soya sauce (soya beans, wheat, salt), maltodextrin, salt), natural flavouring, yeast extract, natural truffle flavouring, salt, black pepper, gyoza skin (wheat flour, water, tapioca starch, wheat gluten, rapeseed oil, salt)

Additives: E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Filling (water, cabbage, textured soya protein 9%, spring onion, sugar, teriyaki sauce 5% (soy sauce (water, salt, soya beans, wheat flour), water, rice vinegar (water, rice, sugar, salt), tomato puree, rice wine (water, rice, wheat), corn starch, ginger, onion, garlic), garlic, carrot, kale, wheat flour, rapeseed oil, sesame oil, stabiliser (methyl cellulose), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, salt, yeast), soy sauce powder (soya sauce (soya beans, wheat, salt), maltodextrin, salt), natural flavouring, yeast extract, natural truffle flavouring, salt, black pepper), gyoza skin (wheat flour, water, tapioca starch, wheat gluten, rapeseed oil, salt).

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.

  • E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
6 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.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 149 stuffed pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 135th. 76% of the stuffed pastas 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 149 stuffed pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060262487624, 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.