Is Culinea Cevapcici, Rindfleisch ultra-processed?

1000 g Meat preparations Sold in the United States and Germany

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Onions, water, distilled vinegar, salt (processing marker), sodium bisulfite (preservative (processing marker))

Additives: E222 Sodium bisulphite

As written on the pack

Onions, water, distilled vinegar, salt, sodium bisulfite (preservative).

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

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

Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 61st. 72% of the meat preparations 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20001759, last edited 25 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.