Is Tesco North Atlantic Sardines With Chilli Lime and Coriander ultra-processed?

Fish fillets Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

13 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed fish fillets

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

Brisling sardines (Sprattus sprattus), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Water, Chilli, Lime Juice, Garlic, Black Pepper, Salt (processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Coriander Leaf, Lime Oil

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Brisling sardines (Sprattus sprattus) (Fish) (68%), Sunflower Oil, Water, Chilli, Lime Juice, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Coriander Leaf, Lime Oil.

What makes it processed

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 174 fish fillets

From least to most processed, this one ranks 116th. 32% of the fish fillets 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 174 fish fillets, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753158859, last edited 28 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.