Is Applegate Naturals Uncured Turkey Bacon ultra-processed?

226 g Turkey and its products Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

turkey, water, contains less than 2% of the following (sea salt (processing marker)), celery powder, maple sugar (processing marker), onion, spices

As written on the pack

TURKEY**, WATER. CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SEA SALT, CELERY POWDER, MAPLE SUGAR, ONION POWDER, SPICES.

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 60% of the turkey and its products 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0025317120005, last edited 3 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.