Is Vitasia Mirin sauce ultra-processed?

250ml Alcoholic beverages Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Sugar (processing marker), water, rice extract 30% (water, rice, ethyl alcohol, acidity regulator (citric acid))

Additives: E1510 Ethanol , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Sugar, water, fermented rice extract 30 % (water, rice, ethyl alcohol, acidity regulator: citric acid).

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

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

Alcoholic beverages Products in the category "Alcoholic beverages" are at least group 3.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 114th. 31% of the alcoholic beverages 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489918738, 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.
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