Is Young’s Chilli, Lime & Ginger Breaded Fish Fillets ultra-processed?

Breaded fish 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:

Dextrose
Glucose
Gluten
E160c Paprika extract

38 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed breaded fish

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

Alaska Pollock Fillet 58%, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Rice flakes, Potato Starch (processing marker), Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Wheat Starch (processing marker), Ginger Powder, Yeast Extract, Brown Sugar (processing marker) (Sugar, Cane Molasses), Yeast, Salt (processing marker), Paprika, Garlic Powder, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar (processing marker), Coriander Leaf, Onion Powder, Citric Acid, Smoked Salt (processing marker), Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Chilli, Cayenne Chilli, White Pepper, Chipotle Chilli, Star Anise, Lime Oil, Capsanthin (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Alaska Pollock Fillet (58%) (Fish), Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)], Rapeseed Oil, Water, Rice flakes, Potato Starch, Wheat Gluten, Wheat Starch, Ginger Powder, Yeast Extract, Brown Sugar [Sugar, Cane Molasses], Yeast, Salt, Paprika, Garlic Powder, Spirit Vinegar Powder, Sugar, Coriander Leaf, Onion Powder, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Smoked Salt, Dextrose, Chilli Powder, Cayenne Chilli, White Pepper, Chipotle Chilli, Star Anise, Lime Oil, Colour: Capsanthin.

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.

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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

3 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 163 breaded fish

From least to most processed, this one ranks 134th. 77% of the breaded fish 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 163 breaded fish, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000205050218, last edited 31 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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.