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Is Sauce Teriyaki Ayam™ ultra-processed?

210 ml Teriyaki sauces Sold in Australia, New Zealand and 2 more countries

Pack of Sauce Teriyaki Ayam™

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed teriyaki sauces

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

soy sauce 51% (water, soybeans, salt, rice), sugar, water, salt, ginger, spice vinegar (concoction of spices (water, ginger, tangerine, canelle), vinegar, sugar, dye (150a)), acidifiers (260‚270), dye (150d)

Additives: E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E260 Acetic acid , E270 Lactic acid

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

soy sauce 51% (water, soybeans, salt, rice), sugar, water, salt, ginger, spice vinegar [concoction of spices (water, ginger, tangerine zest, canelle), vinegar, sugar, dye (150a)], acidifiers (260,270), dye (150d),

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.

  • E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
3 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 teriyaki sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 64% of the teriyaki sauces 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 22 teriyaki sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9556041611152, last edited 20 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.