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Is Tesco Chow mein stir fry sauce ultra-processed?

165 g Meal sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Chow mein stir fry sauce

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed meal sauces

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

Water, Tamari Soy Sauce 8% (Water, Soya Bean, Salt, Spirit Vinegar), Ginger 7%, Sugar Garlic Puree, Rice Vinegar Corallour, Ginger, Garlic, Rapese Caramelised Sugar Syred Chilli, Yellow Soya Bean, Spiritingar, Chinese Five Spice (Cinnan Powder, Fennel, Ginger Powder, Star Anise, Clove), Salt, Soya Bean, Alcohol, Prepared to a recipe, not suitable for milk and egg allergy sufferers because the ergens are present ment, Pack contains 2 s *Reference intake d

As written on the pack

Water, Tamari Soy Sauce (8%) (Water, Soya Bean, Salt, Spirit Vinegar), Ginger Purée (7%), Sugar Garlic Puree, Rice Vinegar Corallour. Ginger, Garlic, Rapese Caramelised Sugar Syred Chilli, Yellow Soya Bean, Spiritingar. Chinese Five Spice (Cinnan Powder, Fennel Powder, Ginger Powder, Star Anise, Clove Powder). Salt, Soya Bean, Alcohol. Allergy Advice For allergens, see Ingredients in bold. Prepared to a vegan recipe. not suitable for milk and egg allergy sufferers because the ergens are present ment. Pack contains 2 s *Reference intake d (8400kJ/

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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 134 meal sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 56th. 37% of the meal sauces 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 134 meal sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 03323427, last edited 6 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.