Is StarKist Tuna Creations Herb & Garlic Lightly Seasoned Premium Tuna ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 21 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed canned tunas
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
light tuna, water, sunflower oil (processing marker), distilled white vinegar, wheat flour, malted barley flour, vegetable broth, sugar (processing marker), modified corn starch (ultra-processing marker), autolyzed yeast extract, garlic powder, salt (processing marker), spices, onion powder, mustard flour, caramel color (ultra-processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), soy sauce (processing marker) (soybeans, wheat, salt (processing marker))
Additives: E150a Plain caramel
As written on the pack
light tuna, water, sunflower oil, distilled white vinegar, wheat flour, malted barley flour, vegetable broth, sugar, modified corn starch, autolyzed yeast extract, garlic powder, salt, spices, onion powder, mustard flour, caramel color, natural flavors, soy sauce (soybeans, wheat, salt),
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.
- E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
- 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.
5 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 157 canned tunas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 149th. 22% of the canned tunas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0080000513045, last edited 29 September 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.