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Is Uma Tonkatsu ultra-processed?

250 ml Sauces Sold in Sweden

Pack of Uma Tonkatsu

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:

  • 38 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed sauces

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

Vatten, sirap, socker, worcestersås (kornmaltsvinäger, ättiksprit, melass, socker, salt, ansjovis, tamarindextrakt, lök, vitlök, kryddor, arom), tomatpuré, äppeljuicekoncentrat, ättiksprit, rapsolja, japansk sojasås (vatten, salt, sojabönor, vete, alkohol), mörk sojasås (vatten, sojabönor, socker, salt, vetemjöl, svampextrakt), kryddor, naturlig arom, konserveringsmedel (e202), förtjockningsmedel (e1414)

Additives: E1414 Acetylated distarch phosphate , E202 Potassium sorbate

As written on the pack

Vatten, sirap, socker, worcestersås (kornmaltsvinäger, ättiksprit, melass, socker, salt, ansjovis, tamarindextrakt, lök, vitlök, kryddor, arom), tomatpuré, äppeljuicekoncentrat, ättiksprit, rapsolja, japansk sojasås (vatten, salt, sojabönor, vete, alkohol), mörk sojasås (vatten, sojabönor, socker, salt, vetemjöl, svampextrakt), kryddor, naturlig arom, konserveringsmedel (E202), förtjockningsmedel (E1414).

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.

  • E1414 Acetylated distarch phosphate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,964 sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1680th. 60% of the sauces 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 2,964 sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350142550035, last edited 2 April 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.