Is Passage To Asia Teriyaki Chicken Stir-Fry Sauce ultra-processed?

200 gram Teriyaki sauces Sold in the United Kingdom, Australia and 2 more countries

Pack of Passage To Asia Teriyaki Chicken Stir-Fry Sauce

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed teriyaki sauces

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

Water, Sugar (processing marker), Soy Sauce (processing marker) (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt (processing marker)), Corn Starch (processing marker), Mirin (processing marker) 3%, Ginger, White Vinegar, Burnt Sugar, Salt (processing marker), Garlic, Sesame Seeds, Natural Flavour (ultra-processing marker), Sesame Oil (processing marker), Food Acid (Citric Acid), Spice, Vegetable Gum (Xanthan (ultra-processing marker)), Spice Extract

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Water, Sugar, Gluten Free Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt), Corn Starch, Mirin (3%), Ginger, White Vinegar, Burnt Sugar, Salt, Garlic, Sesame Seeds, Natural Flavour, Sesame Oil, Food Acid (Citric Acid), Spice, Vegetable Gum (Xanthan), Spice Extract.

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 teriyaki sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 64% of the teriyaki sauces 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 22 teriyaki sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9334279001675, last edited 6 June 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.