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Is Wild Planet Wild Sardines ultra-processed?

4.4 oz Canned sardines Sold in the United States

Pack of Wild Planet Wild Sardines

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.

  • 3 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Sardines (sardinops sagax and sardinops melanostictus), water

As written on the pack

Sardines (sardinops sagax or sardinops melanostictus), water.

Among 91 canned sardines

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 16% of the canned sardines 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 91 canned sardines, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0829696000893, last edited 19 May 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.