Is Tesco Haddock Fillets ultra-processed?

2 255g Fish preparations Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gluten

23 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed fish preparations

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

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), fillets coated in batter and dusted in a seasoned crumb, Ingredients Haddock, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Wheat Starch (processing marker), Rice Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Water, Salt (processing marker), Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Skimmed Milk, Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Parsley, White Pepper

As written on the pack

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) fillets coated in batter and dusted in a seasoned crumb. Ingredients Haddock (Fish) (78%), Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Wheat Starch, Rice Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Water, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Dried Skimmed Milk, Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Dried Parsley, White Pepper. Allergy advice

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 209 fish preparations

From least to most processed, this one ranks 61st. 74% of the fish preparations 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 209 fish preparations, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054269711349, last edited 15 August 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.