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Is Amy's Tofu Scramble ultra-processed?

255 g Sold in the United States

Pack of Amy's Tofu Scramble

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 23 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

soybeans, nigari (magnesium chloride, a natural firming agent), hash browns (potatoes, onions, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, sea salt, black pepper), tomatoes, spinach, zucchini, onions, mushrooms, extra virgin olive oil, carrots, sea salt, garlic, nutritional yeast, spices, black pepper

As written on the pack

(VEGAN): ORGANIC TOFU (FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC SOYBEANS, NIGARI [MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, A NATURAL FIRMING AGENT], ORGANIC HASH BROWNS (ORGANIC POTATOES, ORGANIC ONIONS, ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, ORGANIC GARLIC, SEA SALT, ORGANIC BLACK PEPPER), ORGANIC TOMATOES, ORGANIC SPINACH, ORGANIC ZUCCHINI, ORGANIC ONIONS, ORGANIC MUSHROOMS, ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, ORGANIC CARROTS, SEA SALT, ORGANIC GARLIC, NUTRITIONAL YEAST, SPICES, ORGANIC BLACK PEPPER.

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.
2 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0042272000548, last edited 23 April 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.