Is Whitby Seafoods Scampi Bites ultra-processed?

Crustaceans 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
E160c Paprika extract

30 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed crustaceans

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

cod, breadcrumb (wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), rapeseed oil, yeast, salt (processing marker), concentrate (carrot, carrot), colour (ultra-processing marker) (e160c (ultra-processing marker))), batter, water, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), wheat starch (processing marker), garlic, onion, yeast extract, salt (processing marker), black pepper

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Minced cod (fish) (25%), breadcrumb (wheat flour [wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin], rapeseed oil, yeast, salt, concentrate (caramelised carrot, carrot), colour: E160c), batter (water, wheat flour [wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin], wheat starch, garlic powder, onion powder, yeast extract, salt, black pepper.

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

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 38 crustaceans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 39% of the crustaceans 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 38 crustaceans, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5016316011413, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.