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Is Young's 6 Omega 3 Fish Cakes ultra-processed?

6pk Fish preparations Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Young's 6 Omega 3 Fish Cakes

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed fish preparations

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

White Fish 42%, Potato, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, Salt, Wheat Starch, Water, Yeast, Seasoning (Salt, Parsley, Rapeseed Oil, Black Pepper Extract, Parsley Oil), Parsley, Mustard, Black Pepper

As written on the pack

Minced White Fish (42%) (Fish), Partially Reconstituted Dried Potato, Wheat Flour, [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)], Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, Salt, Wheat Starch, Water, Yeast, Seasoning [Salt, Parsley, Rapeseed Oil, Black Pepper Extract, Parsley Oil], Parsley, Mustard Flour, Black Pepper.

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 209 fish preparations

From least to most processed, this one ranks 42nd. 74% of the fish preparations 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 209 fish preparations, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000205048628, last edited 27 February 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.