Meat alternatives, from least to most processed

We track 698 meat alternatives, 72% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tvp a.

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What makes meat alternatives ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of meat alternatives that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (22)

  1. 1 Tvp a Bob's Red Mill NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Soy Protein Mince H&B NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Textured vegetable protein Bob’s Red Mill · 12 oz NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Soya Protein Chunks Holland & Barrett · 250g NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Fillet Quorn Quorn · 175g NOVA group 1
  6. 6 Soya chunks Holland and Barrett · 375g NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Natural soya protein mince Holland & Barrett · 375g NOVA group 1
  8. 8 Organic Soya Chunks Clearspring · 200 g NOVA group 1
  9. 9 Textured Pea Protein Acre Made NOVA group 1
  10. 10 Organic SOYA Mince (GMO Free) Just Natural · 250g NOVA group 1
  11. 11 Vantastic Big Steaks Aus Soja Vantastic foods · 500g NOVA group 1
  12. 12 Yakso Tempeh Yakso · 175 g NOVA group 1
  13. 13 Organic Tempeh Original Soy Noble Bean · 240 g NOVA group 1
  14. 14 Tiba Tempeh Original Tiba Tempeh · 200 g NOVA group 1
  15. 15 Tiba Tempeh Mince Tiba · 200g NOVA group 1
  16. 16 Original Tempeh Plant Power · 200g NOVA group 1
  17. 17 Tempeh macro WHOLEFOODS MARKET · 300 g NOVA group 1
  18. 18 Tempeh The Tofoo Company · 201.0 g NOVA group 1
  19. 19 Tempeh Organic Better Nature · 200g NOVA group 1
  20. 20 organic tempeh Lightlife · 8 oz NOVA group 1
  21. 21 Mushroom Risotto Veggie Burgers Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods NOVA group 1
  22. 22 Organic 3 Grain Tempeh Trader Joe's · 8 oz NOVA group 1

Processed food (174)

  1. 23 Halloumi Mild & Salty Milbona · 225 g NOVA group 3
  2. 24 Halloumi Tesco · 225g NOVA group 3
  3. 25 Pea Protein Crisps Puris Pantry NOVA group 3
  4. 26 Cypriot halloumi Cypressa · 225 g NOVA group 3
  5. 27 Halloumi Yamasi · 200 g NOVA group 3
  6. 28 Halloumi Yamas · 225 g NOVA group 3
  7. 29 Craft Tofu Knots Tofu Tasty · 150 g NOVA group 3
  8. 30 Naturell Tofu Peas of Heaven · 540 g NOVA group 3
  9. 31 Tofu naturell Kung Markatta · 270 g NOVA group 3
  10. 32 Cypriot Halloumi Emporium · 225g NOVA group 3
  11. 33 Organic Tofu House Foods · 16oz NOVA group 3
  12. 34 Extra Firm Tofu Simple Truth · 79 g NOVA group 3
  13. 35 Organic Protein mice Pea & Fava 125 g NOVA group 3
  14. 36 organic original tofu Clearspot · 280 g NOVA group 3
  15. 37 Organic Extra Firm Tofu Hodo NOVA group 3
  16. 38 Halloumi Aldi · 225 g NOVA group 3
  17. 39 Haloumi Cheese Woolworths · 180 g NOVA group 3
  18. 40 Tofu Nature Extra Firm Fontaine Santé NOVA group 3
  19. 41 Firm Tofu Trader Joe's · 14 oz NOVA group 3
  20. 42 tofu House Foods · 16 oz NOVA group 3
  21. 43 Tofu Extra Firm LifeSmart Naturalia · 400g NOVA group 3
  22. 44 Soya Protein Crispies Chia Charge · 250g NOVA group 3
  23. 45 Tofu silkesmjuk Yipin · 400 g NOVA group 3
  24. 46 Tofu hård Nordic Green Food · 400 g NOVA group 3
  25. 47 Naked Organic Tofu The Tofoo Co. · 280g NOVA group 3
  26. 48 Naked Tofu Xl The Tofoo Co. · 450.0 g NOVA group 3
  27. 49 Organic Tofu Super Firm Nasoya · 454 g NOVA group 3
  28. 50 Tofu Naturell Ekologisk Yi Pin · 400 g NOVA group 3
  29. 51 Extra Firm Organic Tofu Earth Grown · 14 oz NOVA group 3
  30. 52 Lighter Halloumi Sainsbury's NOVA group 3
  31. 53 Tofu Extra Firm Sunrise · 350 g NOVA group 3
  32. 54 Cypriot Halloumi Asda · 225 g NOVA group 3
  33. 55 Taste the Difference Cypriot Halloumi Sainsbury's NOVA group 3
  34. 56 tofu soft House Foods NOVA group 3
  35. 57 High protein organic tofu Trader Joe's · 16 oz NOVA group 3
  36. 58 Tofu Kirkland organic tofu extra firm · 64 oz NOVA group 3
  37. 59 Tofu Azumaya · 16 oz NOVA group 3
  38. 60 Tofu naturell Änglamark · 250 NOVA group 3
  39. 61 Naturell Tofu Coop · 400g NOVA group 3
  40. 62 Ekologisk naturell tofu Änglamark · 400g NOVA group 3

Showing the first 40 of 174. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Ultra-processed food (502)

  1. 197 Mince Quorn · 71 g NOVA group 4
  2. 198 Perfectly Firm Tofu Macro · 450 g NOVA group 4
  3. 199 Organic Firm Tofu Waitrose Plant Living · 399 g NOVA group 4
  4. 200 High Protein Tofu Wildwood Organic NOVA group 4
  5. 201 Ch*cken Style Chunks Oumph · 700g NOVA group 4
  6. 202 Be*f Style Strips Oumph · 700g NOVA group 4
  7. 203 Seitan block Edgy Veggie · 400g NOVA group 4
  8. 204 Vegobitar Kebab Hooked · 400g NOVA group 4
  9. 205 Filet Pieces Hälsans Kök · 320 g NOVA group 4
  10. 206 No Chicks Just Strips No Meat Company NOVA group 4
  11. 207 Vegofärs Anamma · 450 g NOVA group 4
  12. 208 Vegofärs Ecobama · 1000 g NOVA group 4
  13. 209 Vegofärs Oumph! · 800g NOVA group 4
  14. 210 Scrambled Tofu The Tofoo Co. · 200g NOVA group 4
  15. 211 Tikka chicken skewers Planted · 200g NOVA group 4
  16. 212 ORIGINAL Plant Chicken Pieces Daring · 14 g NOVA group 4
  17. 213 'Chicken' Lemon And Herb Planted · 160 g NOVA group 4
  18. 214 Apple & Maple Plant-Based Breakfast Sausages Field Roast · 9.31 oz NOVA group 4
  19. 215 No-Chicken Chargrilled Pieces Richmond NOVA group 4
  20. 216 Richmond meat free chargrilled no chicken pieces NOVA group 4
  21. 217 Vego kebab Garant · 275 g NOVA group 4
  22. 218 Italian Garlic & Fennel Plant-Based Sausages Field Roast · 13oz NOVA group 4
  23. 219 This is super superfood This is · 250 NOVA group 4
  24. 220 Greek Style Kebab Vivera · 175 g NOVA group 4
  25. 221 Black Bean Veggie Burger Actual Veggies · 1 unit NOVA group 4
  26. 222 2 Sweet Potato & Avocado Burgers Sainsbury's · 227g NOVA group 4
  27. 223 Plant-Based Sausage Italian Tofurky · 13 oz NOVA group 4
  28. 224 Plant-Based Shawarma Kebab Vivera · 175 g NOVA group 4
  29. 225 Vegetable quarter pounders Sainsburys NOVA group 4
  30. 226 Veggie Burger Hälsans Kök · 180 NOVA group 4
  31. 227 Hälsans Kök Ingredienser Vegansk färs Hälsans Kök · 850 g NOVA group 4
  32. 228 Duck Hoisin Planted NOVA group 4
  33. 229 Bean burgers Waitrose & partners · 454 g NOVA group 4
  34. 230 Falafel Plate With Pickled Onion Food Box · 400 g NOVA group 4
  35. 231 Falafel Superfresh · 450 g NOVA group 4
  36. 232 Crunchy Veg Burgers GRO · 280g NOVA group 4
  37. 233 Biff's Crispy Jackfruit Wingz Biff's · 200 g NOVA group 4
  38. 234 Middle Eastern Falafel Vemondo · 200 g NOVA group 4
  39. 235 PlantLiving: 4 crunchy veg crispbakes Waitrose NOVA group 4
  40. 236 Plant Based Veggie Burgers Asda · 454 g NOVA group 4

Showing the first 40 of 502. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.