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Is Sea Friend Roasted Seaweed ultra-processed?

Dried nori seaweeds Sold in Australia

Pack of Sea Friend Roasted Seaweed

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 4 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed dried nori seaweeds

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

Seaweed 64% (Porphyra Tenera), Canola oil, Salt

As written on the pack

Seaweed(Porphyra Tenera) 64 %, Canola oil, Salt May be present: Sesame

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 dried nori seaweeds

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 8% of the dried nori seaweeds 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 13 dried nori seaweeds, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8809063751216, last edited 1 May 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.