Is Schwartz Tuna Napolitana ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 37 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour, with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Thiamin (Vitamin B1), Flavourings (ultra-processing marker) (contain Barley, Celery, Crustaceans, Fish, Milk, Soya, Wheat), Tomato 13%, Fat (Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Lactose (ultra-processing marker) (from Milk), Milk Protein (ultra-processing marker)), Salt (processing marker), Modified Starch (ultra-processing marker), Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Onion, Cream Powder 2% (from Milk), Garlic, Parsley, Protein Enriched Whey Powder (from Milk), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Oregano, Black Pepper, Thyme, Flavour Enhancer (ultra-processing marker) (Disodium 5'-Ribonucleotides (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide
As written on the pack
Wheat Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Thiamin (Vitamin B1), Flavourings (contain Barley, Celery, Crustaceans, Fish, Milk, Soya, Wheat), Tomato Powder (13%), Fat Powder (Sunflower Oil, Lactose (from Milk), Milk Protein), Salt, Modified Starch, Maltodextrin, Onion Powder, Cream Powder (2%)(from Milk), Garlic Powder, Parsley, Protein Enriched Whey Powder (from Milk), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Oregano, Black Pepper, Thyme, Flavour Enhancer (Disodium 5'-Ribonucleotides)
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.
- E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
- E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
- Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000225006219, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.