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Is Royal Asia Prawn Hacao with Soy Ginger Sauce ultra-processed?

2.45 lb, 40 pieces Stuffed pastas Sold in the United States

Pack of Royal Asia Prawn Hacao with Soy Ginger Sauce

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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Prawn Hacao (Hacao Skin, Water), Rice Starch, Tapioca Starch, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Salt, Shrimp, Bamboo Shoots, Chilean Sea Bass (Wild Caught), Tapioca Flour, Sugar, Sesame Oil, Salt, Soy Ginger Sauce (Water), Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybean, Salt), Sugar, Salt, Lemon, Ginger, Honey, Ginger Powder, Lactic Acid, Tapioca Starch, Star Anise

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Prawn Hacao: Hacao Skin (Water, Rice Starch, Tapioca Starch, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Salt), Shrimp, Bamboo Shoots, Chilean Sea Bass (Wild Caught), Tapioca Flour, Sugar, Sesame Oil, Salt., Soy Ginger Sauce: Water, Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybean, Salt), Sugar, Salt, Lemon, Ginger, Honey, Ginger Powder, Lactic Acid, Tapioca Starch, Star Anise

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • 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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 149 stuffed pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 34th. 76% of the stuffed pastas 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 149 stuffed pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0877971005286, last edited 21 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.