Is Ocean Sea Breaded Wholetail Scampi ultra-processed?

Crustaceans Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E451 Triphosphates

13 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed crustaceans

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

Scampi, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium onate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Salt (processing marker), Yeast, stabiliser (Triphosphates (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E451 Triphosphates

As written on the pack

Scampi (Crustaceans), Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium onate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Yeast, stabiliser: Triphosphates.

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.

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.

1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 38 crustaceans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 25th. 39% of the crustaceans 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 38 crustaceans, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20420055, last edited 27 February 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.