Is Sainsbury’s Prawn toasts ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

25 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Bread (processing marker) (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt (processing marker), Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker)), Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid)), Rapeseed Oil, Prawn (Pandalus borealis), Water Chestnut 13%, Sesame Seed 8%, Free Range Egg White, Salt (processing marker), Potato Starch (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), White Pepper

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Bread (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Emulsifier: Mono - and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid), Rapeseed Oil, Prawn (Pandalus borealis) (Crustacean) (28%), Water Chestnut (13%), Sesame Seed (8%), Dried Free Range Egg White, Salt, Potato Starch, Sugar, White Pepper

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.

E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 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.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

4 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.
Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00216067, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.