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Is Sainsbury’s Vegetable sushi medium ultra-processed?

148g Sushis Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury’s Vegetable sushi medium

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:

  • 49 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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), Red Pepper 13%, Full Fat Soft Cheese (Cows' Milk), Edamame Soya Beans 2.5%, Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol, Sugar Cane Vinegar), Yellow Pepper 1.5%, Carrot, Sesame Seeds, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Sugar, Chives, Carrot Powder, Rice Vinegar, Nori Seaweed, Salt, Paprika, Seaweed, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Horseradish, Red Chilli Purée, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Purée, Mustard, Rice Wine, Ginger, Dried Garlic, Citrus Fibre, Red Pepper, Wasabi, Mustard Seeds

As written on the pack

Cooked Sushi Rice (Water, Rice, Sugar, Rice Vinegar, Salt, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Rice Wine), Red Pepper (13%), Full Fat Soft Cheese (Cows' Milk) (3%), Edamame Soya Beans (2.5%), Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol, Sugar Cane Vinegar), Yellow Pepper (1.5%), Carrot, Sesame Seeds, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Sugar, Chives, Carrot Powder, Rice Vinegar, Nori Seaweed, Salt, Paprika, Seaweed, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Horseradish, Red Chilli Purée, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Purée, Mustard Powder, Rice Wine, Ginger Purée, Dried Garlic, Citrus Fibre, Dried Red Pepper, Wasabi, 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 4th. 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 00361460, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.