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Is Taste the difference Sainsbury’s Cod Fishcake melt in middle ultra-processed?

Breaded cod fish Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Taste the difference Sainsbury’s Cod Fishcake melt in middle

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:

  • 59 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed breaded cod fish

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

atlantic cod (gadus morhua), mached potato 13% (potato, cows' milk, butter (cows' milk), salt, pepper), water, breadcrumb 9% (fortified wheat flour (wheat flo calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), yeast, salt, cider vinegar, wheat flour, starter culture), rapeseed oil, double cream (cows milk), fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), cows' milk, cornflour, full fat soft cheese (cows' milk), chives, fish stock, fish (cod (gadus morhua), fish, anchovy (engraulidae)), potato, salt, lemon juice from concentrate, dried onion, sunflower oil, butter (cows' milk), parsley, lemon juice from concentrate, lemon juice, fish gelatine, salt, paprika, black pepper, g white pepper, nutmeg, du allergons including corals containing gluten

Additives: E428 Gelatine

As written on the pack

atlantic cod (gadus morhua) (fish) (47%), mached potato (13%) (potato, cows' milk, butter (cows' milk), salt, pepper), water, breadcrumb (9%) (fortified wheat flour (wheat flo calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), yeast, salt, cider vinegar, wheat flour, starter culture), rapeseed oil, double cream (cows milk), fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), cows' milk, cornflour, full fat soft cheese (cows' milk), chives, fish stock (fish (rehydrated cod (gadus morhua) (fish), fish powder, anchovy (engraulidae) (fish)), reconstituted dried potato, salt, lemon juice from concentrate, dried onion, sunflower oil), butter (cows' milk), parsley, lemon juice from concentrate, lemon juice, fish gelatine, salt, paprika, black pepper, g white pepper, nutmeg. du allergons including corals containing gluten

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.

  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 breaded cod fish

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 63% of the breaded cod fish 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 19 breaded cod fish, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01773132, last edited 9 June 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.