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Is Lidl Breaded haddock fillets ultra-processed?

Frozen fishes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lidl Breaded haddock fillets

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:

  • 45 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed frozen fishes

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

Haddock 52%, Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Wheat Starch, Salt, Rice Flour, Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonates), Ammonium Carbonates, Diphosphates, Palm Oil, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Dried Garlic, Mustard, Dried Onion, Sunflower Oil, Milk Protein, Glucose Syrup, Black Pepper Extract), Rapeseed Oil, including Cereals containing Gluten, Cooking Instructions r trivet over oking time, Always cook from frozen, If thawed, reduce cooking time accordingly, The following are guidelines only, Some appliances may vary, Remove all packaging before cooking, To oven cook (Preheat oven to 240°C, Fan 220°C, Gas Mark 9, Place fillets en wre a baking tray and cook in the top of the oven for 22-25 minutes), tuning hallway throug To deep fry (Preheat oil to 180°C, Gently lower fillets into the hot oil and cook for 8-16 well before serving, Ensure food is piping hot and cooked throughout before serving, s, Drain eneat)

Additives: E180 Litholrubine bk , E220 Sulphur dioxide , E240 Formaldehyde , E450 Diphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E503 Ammonium carbonates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E180 Litholrubine bk.

As written on the pack

52% Haddock (Fish), Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Wheat Starch, Salt, Rice Flour, Raising Agents: Sodium Carbonates, Ammonium Carbonates, Diphosphates; Palm Oil, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Dried Garlic, Mustard, Dried Onion, Sunflower Oil, Milk Protein, Glucose Syrup, Black Pepper Extract), Rapeseed Oil. Allergy Advice For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold. Cooking Instructions r trivet over oking time. Always cook from frozen. If thawed, reduce cooking time accordingly. The following are guidelines only. Some appliances may vary. Remove all packaging before cooking. To oven cook: Preheat oven to 240°C/Fan 220°C/Gas Mark 9. Place fillets en wre a baking tray and cook in the top of the oven for 22-25 minutes, tuning hallway throug To deep fry: Preheat oil to 180°C. Gently lower fillets into the hot oil and cook for 8-16 well before serving. Ensure food is piping hot and cooked throughout before serving. s. Drain eneat.

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.

  • E180 Litholrubine bk A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.

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.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 49 frozen fishes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 44th. 78% of the frozen fishes 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 49 frozen fishes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20888909, 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.