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Is Better Nature Tempeh mediterranean pieces ultra-processed?

Tempeh Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Better Nature Tempeh mediterranean pieces

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 1 additive

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)), sunflower oil, water, tomato purée, salt, spices (smoked paprika, paprika, cumin, pepper), garlic purée (garlic, water, salt), onion, onion, natural flavourings, yeast extract, herbs, spirit vinegar, thickener (guar gum)

Additives: E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Tempeh 90% (soya beans, water, tempeh culture (rice flour, inoculum)), sunflower oil, water, tomato purée, salt, spices (smoked paprika, paprika, cumin, pepper), garlic purée (garlic, water, salt), onion, roasted onion, natural flavourings, yeast extract, herbs, spirit vinegar, thickener: guar gum.

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
3 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.
  • Microbial culture Microbial cultures ferment foods such as yoghurt, cheese and sourdough.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 tempeh

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 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 5070000206820, last edited 18 March 2025), 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.