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Is StarKist E.V.O.O. Solid Yellowfin Tuna with Lemon Dill in Extra Virgin Olive Oil ultra-processed?

Canned tunas Sold in the United States

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed canned tunas

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

Yellowfin tuna, extra virgin olive oil, water, contains 2% and less of the following (vegetables, onion), leek, parsley, chive, spices (including dill weed), sea salt, lemon peel, lemon oil, natural flavor (including spice, lemon oil), citric acid, natural extractives of turmeric (for color)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Yellowfin tuna, extra virgin olive oil, water, contains 2% or less of the following: dehydrated vegetables (onion, leek, parsley, chive), spices (including dill weed), sea salt, lemon peel, lemon oil, natural flavor (including spice extractives and lemon oil), citric acid, natural extractives of turmeric (for color).

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.

  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 157 canned tunas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 145th. 22% of the canned tunas 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 157 canned tunas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 08068200, last edited 4 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.