Is Waitrose Breaded chunky haddock ultra-processed?

350 g Fish fillets Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Gluten

38 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed fish fillets

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

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), rapeseed oil, durum wheat semolina, maize starch (processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), yeast, yeast extract, onion, dried garlic, black pepper extract, colour (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract), Energy k Energy kcal ALLERGY ADVICE, including cereals containing gluten, Fat of which satu Carbohydrat of which sug Preheat oven, Remove all packaging Place on a preheated baking tray in the centre of the oven, Do not reheat once cooled Fibre Protein Salt Preparation (Wash hands), all surfaces and utensils after touching raw fish, OVEN COOK CHILLED FROZEN waitrose.co This pack co GAS 6, 200°c, 20-22 mins 35-37 mins R=% of you FAN 180°C WARNING (Although every care has been taken to remove bones), some may remain, A balanced diet, with frequent activity, supports a healthy lifestyle, The haddock in this product comes from a fishery that STORA S°C, Once 1 day Do use by dat Freeze a possible date, Use

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid

As written on the pack

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) (fish) (68%), fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin) rapeseed oil, durum wheat semolina, maize starch, wheat gluten, salt, yeast, yeast extract, onion powder, dried garlic, black pepper extract, colour (paprika extract) Energy k Energy kcal ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Fat of which satu Carbohydrat of which sug Preheat oven. Remove all packaging Place on a preheated baking tray in the centre of the oven. Do not reheat once cooled Fibre Protein Salt Preparation: Wash hands, all surfaces and utensils after touching raw fish. OVEN COOK CHILLED FROZEN waitrose.co This pack co GAS 6, 200°C, 20-22 mins 35-37 mins R=% of you FAN 180°C WARNING: Although every care has been taken to remove bones, some may remain. A balanced diet, with frequent activity, supports a healthy lifestyle. The haddock in this product comes from a fishery that STORA S°C. Once 1 day Do use by dat Freeze a possible date. Use

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.

Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 174 fish fillets

From least to most processed, this one ranks 140th. 32% of the fish fillets 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 174 fish fillets, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169537220, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.