Is Aldi Sweet Chilli Marinated Tofu ultra-processed?

180 g Smoked tofu 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:

Firming agent
Flavouring

13 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed smoked tofu

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

soya beans 50%, Water, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Firming Agents (ultra-processing marker) (Calcium Chloride), Magnesium Chloride, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), chilli 0.5%, Maize Starch (processing marker), Onion, Garlic Sall

Additives: E509 Calcium chloride , E511 Magnesium chloride

As written on the pack

SOYA BEANS (50%), Water, Sugar, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Firming Agents: Calcium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride; Flavouring, CHILLI POWDER (0.5%), Maize Starch, Onion Powder, Garlic Sall

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.

Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

4 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.

Tofu Products in the category "Tofu" are at least group 3.
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 8 smoked tofu

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 38% of the smoked tofu 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 8 smoked tofu, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061464857926, last edited 17 May 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.