Is Amylu Organic meatballs ultra-processed?

2 lbs Meat balls Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt

9 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed meat preparations

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

chicken, sea salt (processing marker), spices, vinegar, garlic, extract of rosemary, paleo v chicken raised with no antibiotics v no nitrites, nitrates added* *except those naturally occurring in sea salt, v gluten-free

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

organic chicken, sea salt, organic spices, vinegar, organic garlic, organic extract of rosemary. paleo v chicken raised with no antibiotics v no nitrites/ nitrates added* *except those naturally occurring in sea salt. v gluten-free

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 47 meat balls

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 74% of the meat balls 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 47 meat balls, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0092227968324, last edited 16 June 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.