Is Sainsbury's Chilli and Coriander King Prawns ultra-processed?

150g Shrimps Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Starch
Vegetable oil

21 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed shrimps

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

King Prawn 75.43859649122807% (King Prawn (Penaeus vannamei), Salt (processing marker)), Chilli 12.280701754385966%, Coriander Marinade 12.280701754385966% (Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil), Water, Coriander, Red Bell Pepper, Red Chilli, Ginger, Lime Juice, Lemon Grass, Shallot, Cassava Starch (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), potato starch (processing marker), garlic)

As written on the pack

King Prawn (86%) (King Prawn (Penaeus vannamei) (Crustacean), Salt), Chilli and Coriander Marinade (14%) (Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed Oil and/or Sunflower Oil), Water, Coriander, Red Bell Pepper, Red Chilli, Ginger, Lime Juice, Lemon Grass, Shallot, Cassava Starch, Salt, potato starch, garlic)

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 29 shrimps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 24% of the shrimps 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 29 shrimps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01804225, last edited 5 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.