Is Beyond Meat Sausage Sausage ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 38 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score B
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, yellow pea protein, avocado oil (processing marker), casing (sodium alginate (ultra-processing marker), calcium chloride), flavour (ultra-processing marker), brown rice protein, methylcellulose (ultra-processing marker), inulin fibre, gluten-free oat, potato starch (processing marker), concentrated lemon juice, vinegar, apple fibre (ultra-processing marker), apple extract, gluten-free oat hull fibre, herbs, pea starch (processing marker), beetroot, salt (processing marker), garlic powder, potassium chloride, yeast extract, carrot concentrate, pomegranate, vitamins, minerals (niacin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine hydrochloride, riboflavin, cyanocobalamin, calcium pantothenate, zinc gluconate, ferric orthophosphate), spices, onion powder
Additives: E401 Sodium alginate , E461 Methyl cellulose
As written on the pack
Water, yellow pea protein, avocado oil, casing (sodium alginate, calcium chloride), flavour, brown rice protein, methylcellulose, inulin fibre, gluten-free oat bran, potato starch, concentrated lemon juice, vinegar, apple fibre, apple extract, gluten-free oat hull fibre, herbs, pea starch, beetroot concentrate, salt, garlic powder, potassium chloride, yeast extract, carrot concentrate, pomegranate extract, vitamins and minerals (niacin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine hydrochloride, riboflavin, cyanocobalamin, calcium pantothenate, zinc gluconate, ferric orthophosphate), spices, onion powder.
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.
- E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 18 vegan sausages
From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 100% of the vegan sausages here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850004207277, last edited 2 September 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.