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Is Wild Planet Wild Pacific Sardines ultra-processed?

6/4.4oz cans (26.4oz (750g)) Sardines in olive oil Sold in the United States

Pack of Wild Planet Wild Pacific Sardines

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 6 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed sardines in oil

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

sardines (sardinops sagax and sardinops melanostictus), extra virgin olive oil, water, sea salt, aqueous natural smoke

As written on the pack

sardines (sardinops sagax or sardinops melanostictus), organic extra virgin olive oil, water, sea salt, aqueous natural smoke, contains fish,

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 27 sardines in olive oil

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 7% of the sardines in olive oil 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 27 sardines in olive oil, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0829696001029, last edited 10 September 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.