Is Waitrose Adriatic Anchovies ultra-processed?

200 g Anchovy Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

9 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed fishes

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

Anchovy fillets, Sunflower oil (processing marker), parsley, lemon zest, orange zest, garlic, salt (processing marker), white wine vinegar, citric acid

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Anchovy fillets (fish) (86%), Sunflower oil, parsley, lemon zest, orange zest, garlic, salt, white wine vinegar, acidity regulator citric acid

What makes it processed

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 anchovy

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 0% of the anchovy 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 17 anchovy, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169876244, 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.
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.