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Is Tesco Smoked salmon sushi ultra-processed?

57 g Sushis Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Smoked salmon sushi

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • No additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Cooked White Sushi Rice (Water, White Rice, Rice Vinegar, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Salt), Cucumber, Low Fat Soft Cheese, Smoked Salmon, Soy Sauce Bottle (Water, Soya Bean, Salt, Vinegar), Nori Seaweed, Black Sesame Seeds, Cornflour, Salt, Sugar, Caution This product can contain minor bones

As written on the pack

Cooked White Sushi Rice [Water, White Rice, Rice Vinegar, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Salt], Cucumber, Low Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Smoked Salmon (Fish) (5%), Soy Sauce Bottle [Water, Soya Bean, Salt, Vinegar], Nori Seaweed, Black Sesame Seeds, Cornflour, Salt, Sugar. Allergy Advice For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Caution This product can contain minor bones.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

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

  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 sushis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 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 5057753897697, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.