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Is Cauldron Express Garlic & Ginger Marinated Tofu ultra-processed?

160.0 g Legumes and their products Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France

Pack of Cauldron Express Garlic & Ginger Marinated Tofu

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed legumes and their products

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

Tofu 91% (Soybeans, Water, Calcium Sulphate), Marinade (Water, Salt, Spices (Coriander, Bell Pepper, Pepper, Ginger, Mace* Turmeric), Yeast Extract, Vegetables (Onion, Garlic), Herbs, Citric Acid), Sunflower Oil

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E516 Calcium sulphate

As written on the pack

Tofu 91%, [Soybeans*, Water, Firming Agent: Calcium Sulphate], Marinade [Water, Salt, Spices (Coriander*, Bell Pepper*, Pepper*, Ginger*, Mace* Turmeric*), Yeast Extract, Vegetables (Onion*, Garlic*), Herbs*, Citric Acid], Sunflower Oil*.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Tofu Products in the category "Tofu" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,285 legumes and their products

From least to most processed, this one ranks 809th. 37% of the legumes and their 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.

All 1,285 legumes and their products, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5013683305466, last edited 10 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.