Is Beefy Drink ultra-processed?

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Pack of Beefy Drink

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Beef extract 31%, Nutrition Yeast extract, Water, Typical va Salt, Hydrolysed soya Energy protein, Colour (ultra-processing marker) (plain caramel (ultra-processing marker)), Pepper extract, Preperation Instructions Add 1 tsp to a cup, hot water sti of Fat of which, saturates Carbohyd of which, Supare

Additives: E150a Plain caramel

As written on the pack

Beef extract (31%), Nutrition Yeast extract, Water, Typical va Salt, Hydrolysed soya Energy protein, Colour (plain caramel), Pepper extract. ALLERGY ADVICE For allergens see ingredients in bold. Preperation Instructions Add 1 tsp to a cup (250ml) hot water sti of Fat of which - saturates Carbohyd of which - Supare

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010251560531, last edited 27 March 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.