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Is Better Nature Smoky Tempeh ultra-processed?

Tempeh Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Better Nature Smoky Tempeh

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 10 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed tempeh

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

Tempeh 90% (soya beans, water, tempeh culture (rice flour, inoculum)), yeast extract, salt, smoked salt, vegetable concentrate

As written on the pack

Tempeh 90% (soya beans, water, tempeh culture (rice flour, inoculum)), yeast extract, salt, smoked salt, vegetable concentrate.

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 17 tempeh

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 24% of the tempeh 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 17 tempeh, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060930820043, last edited 27 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.