Is Dafgårds Deli Plant Beef Fresh ultra-processed?

4 x 90 g Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Flavouring
Vegetable fiber
E461 Methyl cellulose

27 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

vete, och SOJAPROTEIN (vatten, textruerat VETEGLUTEN, sojaprotein), kokosfett (processing marker), vatten, rapsolja, emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e461 (ultra-processing marker)), ärtstärkelse (processing marker), torkade grönsaker (lök, vitlök), torkat äpple, jästextrakt, salt (processing marker), kryddor (svartpeppar, selleri, koriander), svamp, bambufiber (ultra-processing marker), rödbetskoncentrat, naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), karamelliserat socker (processing marker), citronjuice

Additives: E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

VETE - och SOJAPROTEIN (vatten, textruerat VETEGLUTEN och SOJAPROTEIN), kokosfett, vatten, rapsolja, emulgeringsmedel E461, ärtstärkelse, torkade grönsaker (lök, vitlök), torkat äpple, jästextrakt, salt, kryddor (svartpeppar, SELLERI, koriander), svamppulver, bambufiber, rödbetskoncentrat, naturlig arom, karamelliserat socker, citronjuice.

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.

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.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.

4 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310960039839, last edited 2 April 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.