Is Ocean Sea (Lidl) Little Stars (fish, potatoes, sweetcorn & peas in breadcrumbs) ultra-processed?

400 g Lean fishes 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:

Flavouring

26 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed lean 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

Skinless 33%, Boneless, Alaska Pollock, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Mashed Potato 6.5%, Peas 6.5%, Sweetcorn 6.5%, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Seasoning (Yeast Extract, Dried Onion, Preservative (processing marker) (Citric Acid), Black Pepper, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Garlic, Natural Parsley Flavouring (ultra-processing marker)), Yeast, Salt (processing marker), including Cereals containing Gluten

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

33% Skinless, Boneless, Minced Alaska Pollock (Fish), Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), 6.5% Reconstituted Mashed Potato, 6.5% Peas, 6.5% Sweetcorn, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Seasoning (Yeast Extract, Dried Onion, Preservative: Citric Acid; Ground Black Pepper, Flavouring, Garlic, Natural Parsley Flavouring), Yeast, Salt. Allergy Advice For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 27 lean fishes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 67% of the lean 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 27 lean fishes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489896920, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.