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Is Sainsbury's Salmon & Prawn Sushi Selection ultra-processed?

150g Sushis Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Salmon & Prawn Sushi Selection

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:

  • 60 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sushis

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

Sushi Rice (Water, Rice, Sugar, Rice Vinegar, Salt, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Rice Wine), Scottish Salmon (Salmo salar), Prawns (Penaeus vannamei), Prawns (Pandalus borealis), Red Pepper 3%, Sesame Seeds, Full Fat Soft Cheese 2.5% (Soft Cheese (Cows' Milk), Salt), Soy Sauce 1.5% (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol), Carrot, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Nori Seaweed, Chives, Salt, Cornflour, Rice Vinegar, Chili Sauce (Water, Sugar, Red Chilli Purée, Spirit Vinegar, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, White Wine Vinegar, Salt, Ginger, Dried Garlic, Citrus Fibre, Red Pepper), Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Ginger, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Vinegar (Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Rice Vinegar, Salt), White Wine Vinegar, Mustard Seeds

As written on the pack

Cooked Sushi Rice (Water, Rice, Sugar, Rice Vinegar, Salt, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Rice Wine), Cured Scottish Salmon (Salmo salar) (Fish) (9%), Prawns (Penaeus vannamei) (Crustacean) (3.5%), Prawns (Pandalus borealis) (Crustacean) (3%), Red Pepper (3%), Sesame Seeds, Full Fat Soft Cheese (2.5%) (Soft Cheese (Cows' Milk), Salt), Soy Sauce (1.5%) (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol), Carrot, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Nori Seaweed, Chives, Salt, Cornflour, Rice Vinegar, Chili Sauce (Water, Sugar, Red Chilli Purée, Spirit Vinegar, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, White Wine Vinegar, Salt, Ginger Purée, Dried Garlic, Citrus Fibre, Dried Red Pepper), Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Ginger, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Vinegar (Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Rice Vinegar, Salt), White Wine Vinegar, Mustard Seeds.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
6 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 sushis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 88% of the sushis 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 24 sushis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00506984, 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.