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Is Tesco Salmon Paste ultra-processed?

75g Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Pack of Tesco Salmon Paste

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Salmon 67%, Tomato Purée, Soya Protein, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Malt Vinegar (Barley), Potato Starch, Haddock 2.5%, Salt, Lemon Juice, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Minced Salmon 67%, Tomato Purée, Soya Protein Concentrate, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Malt Vinegar (Barley), Potato Starch, Minced Haddock 2.5%, Salt, Lemon Juice, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract)

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
3 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 03201220, last edited 25 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.