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Is Sakata Seaweed Rice Crackers ultra-processed?

90 g Rice crackers Sold in Australia and France

Pack of Sakata Seaweed Rice Crackers

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed rice crackers

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

e 88%, soy sauce (soy, rice, salt), sus teast ecot, seaweed 0.5%, caramelised supar syrup, salt, natural flavours, vegetable oil, mineral sat (potassium chloride), nd acid (citric acid), products

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

e (88%), soy sauce (soy, rice, salt), sus teast ecot, dried seaweed (0,5%), caramelised supar syrup, salt, natural flavours, vegetable oil, mineral sat (potassium chloride) nd acid (citric acid), contains soybeans or soybean products,

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 rice crackers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 75% of the rice crackers 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 28 rice crackers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9319636000102, last edited 17 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.