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Is Tesco Classic Veggie Sushi ultra-processed?

126 g Sushis Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Classic Veggie Sushi

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
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sushis

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

Cooked White Sushi Rice (Water, White Rice, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Rice Vinegar, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Fructose-Glucose Syrup, Cane Molasses, Pepper, Carrot, Cabbage, Edamame Soya Beans, Soy Sauce Bottle, Water, Soya Beans, Salt, Rice Vinegar), Rapeseed Oil, Avocado, Nori Seaweed, White Sesame Seeds, Black Sesame, Spinach, Red Pepper, Spirit Vinegar, White Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Cornflour, Coriander, Yeast Extract Powder, Salt, Onion, Turmeric, Caraway Seeds, Garlic, Modified Potato Starch, Soya Beans, Black Pepper, Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Cumin, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Fenugreek, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Star Anise, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Fennel, Cardamom, Clove, Chilli, Bay Leaf, Allspice, Ginger, Paprika

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Cooked White Sushi Rice [Water, White Rice, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Rice Vinegar, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Fructose-Glucose Syrup, Cane Molasses), Pepper, Carrot, Cabbage, Edamame Soya Beans, Soy Sauce Bottle [Water, Soya Beans, Salt, Rice Vinegar], Rapeseed Oil, Avocado, Nori Seaweed, White Sesame Seeds, Black Sesame Seeds, Spinach, Red Pepper Flakes, Spirit Vinegar, White Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Cornflour, Coriander, Yeast Extract Powder, Salt, Onion, Turmeric, Caraway Seeds, Garlic, Modified Potato Starch, Soya Beans, Black Pepper, Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Cumin, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Fenugreek, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Star Anise, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Fennel, Cardamom, Clove, Chilli Powder, Bay Leaf, Allspice, Ginger, Paprika. Allergy Advice

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • 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.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
4 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.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 sushis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 88% of the sushis 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 24 sushis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5063250550041, last edited 27 March 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.