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Is Lidl Tuna Chuncks in Sunflower Oil ultra-processed?

112 g Tunas in oil Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Lidl Tuna Chuncks in Sunflower Oil

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:

  • 9 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

Skipjack Tuna, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Produced in Papua New Guinea, Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), caugh by surrounding nets and lift nets in the Western Central Pacific (FAO no, 71)

As written on the pack

Skipjack Tuna (Fish), Sunflower Oil, Salt. Produced in Papua New Guinea. Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) caugh by surrounding nets and lift nets in the Western Central Pacific (FAO no. 71).

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 tunas in oil

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 6% of the tunas in oil 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 18 tunas in oil, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20117061, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.