Is VH Teriyaki Marinade ultra-processed?

Teriyaki sauces Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E900 Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane
E900a Dimethyl polysiloxane

11 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed teriyaki 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

sugar (processing marker), water, molasses (processing marker), sait glucose solids, caramel, hydrolyzed soy protein, corn syrup, vinegar, teriyakiflavour citric acid, wine flavour, sodium benzoate dimethylpolysiloxane

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E900 Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane , E900a Dimethyl polysiloxane

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E900 Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane, E900a Dimethyl polysiloxane.

As written on the pack

sugar, water, molasses, sait glucose solids, caramel, hydrolyzed soy protein, corn syrup, vinegar, teriyakiflavour citric acid, wine flavour, sodium benzoate dimethylpolysiloxane (antifoaming agent contains:soy.

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.

E900 Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
E900a Dimethyl polysiloxane 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.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 teriyaki sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 64% of the teriyaki 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 22 teriyaki sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0058744151250, last edited 1 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.