Is Nautica Surimi Sticks ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed fish preparations
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
ke 46% surimi (white fish, stabilisers (sorbitols (ultra-processing marker)), diphosphates (ultra-processing marker), triphosphates (ultra-processing marker), polyphosphates (ultra-processing marker)), water, free range egg white, rapeseed oil, potato starch (processing marker), wheat starch (processing marker), flavouring (ultra-processing marker) (contain crustaceans), salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), free range egg, colour (ultra-processing marker) (lycopene (ultra-processing marker)), flavour enhancer (ultra-processing marker) (disodiam 5), ribonucleotides, including cereals containing gluten, aft m m re f l dl
Additives: E160d Lycopene , E420 Sorbitol , E450 Diphosphates , E451 Triphosphates , E452 Polyphosphates
As written on the pack
ke 46% surimi (white fish, stabilisers: sorbitols, diphosphates, triphosphates, polyphosphates), water, reconstituted free range egg white, rapeseed oil, potato starch, wheat starch, flavouring (contain crustaceans), salt, sugar, reconstituted free range egg, colour: lycopene, flavour enhancer: disodiam 5' - ribonucleotides, allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold, may also contain molluscs and soya, aft m m re f l dl
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.
- E160d Lycopene Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- E451 Triphosphates 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.
- E452 Polyphosphates 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.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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- Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.
Among 12 surimi
From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 100% of the surimi here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 40881935, last edited 4 August 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.