Vegan sausages, from least to most processed

We track 18 vegan sausages, 100% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Red onion and rosemary vegan sausages.

What makes vegan sausages ultra-processed

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

Ultra-processed food (18)

  1. 1 Red onion and rosemary vegan sausages Linda McCartney · 450g NOVA group 4
  2. 2 Sausage Beyond Meat Sausage · 400 g NOVA group 4
  3. 3 Meat Free 8 Original Hot Dogs Fry’s · 1 box, 360g NOVA group 4
  4. 4 Meat free sausages Richmond · 336 g NOVA group 4
  5. 5 No Chorizo Sausages Waitrose Plant Living NOVA group 4
  6. 6 Meatless Farm Meatless Farm · 300 g NOVA group 4
  7. 7 Växtbaserad Grillkorv Peas of Heaven · 250 g NOVA group 4
  8. 8 Chorizo Peas of Heaven · 250 g NOVA group 4
  9. 9 Smart Dogs Plant-Based Hot Dogs Canada Lightlife · 340 g NOVA group 4
  10. 10 Cabanossy perfect bite Peas of Heaven · 210 g NOVA group 4
  11. 11 6 sausages vegan Linda McCartney · 270 g NOVA group 4
  12. 12 Brilliant bangers Quorn NOVA group 4
  13. 13 4 plant based hot dogs 240 g NOVA group 4
  14. 14 Plant Chef 6 Red Pepper and Bean Bangers Tesco · 300 g NOVA group 4
  15. 15 Caramelised onion meat free bangers Tesco · 6 NOVA group 4
  16. 16 Squeaky Bean Cooking Chorizo Squeaky Bean · 100g NOVA group 4
  17. 17 This isn't pork sausages This · 270 g NOVA group 4
  18. 18 Växtbaserad Cheeze Peas of Heaven · 210 g NOVA group 4

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.