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Is Vitasia Shiitake mushrooms ultra-processed?

25g Mushrooms Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Pack of Vitasia Shiitake mushrooms

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 4 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

shiitake mushrooms (Lentinus edodes (Berk), Singer)

As written on the pack

Dried shiitake mushrooms (Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Singer).

Among 30 mushrooms

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 23% of the mushrooms 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 30 mushrooms, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489746232, last edited 26 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.