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Is John West Tuna Chunk Style in Springwater ultra-processed?

185 g Canned tunas Sold in New Zealand

Pack of John West Tuna Chunk Style in Springwater

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:

  • 4 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed canned tunas

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

purse seine caught skipjack tuna serving size (katsuwonus pelamis 65%), springwater, salt

As written on the pack

purse seine caught skipjack tuna serving size: 60g (katsuwonus pelamis) (65%), springwater, salt.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 157 canned tunas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 95th. 22% of the canned tunas 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 157 canned tunas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300462348308, last edited 3 April 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.