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<ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType><periodOfReport>2002-06-24</periodOfReport><dateOfOriginalSubmission>2002-07-25</dateOfOriginalSubmission>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001024342</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>VITA FOOD PRODUCTS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>VSF</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001030496</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FELDMAN CLARK L</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O VITA FOOD PRODUCTS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2222 W. LAKE STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CHICAGO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60612</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>1</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther><officerTitle>Executive Vice President</officerTitle></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>653103</value><footnoteId id="F1"/></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value/></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding></nonDerivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">On July 25, 2002, the reporting person mistakenly filed a Form 4 reporting an acquisition of 10,000 shares of common stock that did not in fact occur.  As of July 25, 2002, the reporting person owned only 653,103 shares of common stock.  As of September 9, 2003, the filing date of this amendment, the reporting person owned 623,103 shares of common stock.</footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>Clifford K. Bolen, as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-09-09</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

