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Is Hälsans Kök Veganska bullar ultra-processed?

300 g Meat analogues Sold in Sweden and France

Pack of Hälsans Kök Veganska bullar

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed meat analogues

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

Rehydrerat SOJAPROTEIN 47%, vatten, rehydrerat VETEPROTEIN 14%, olja (solros, raps i varierande proportion), majsstärkelse, stabiliseringsmedel (metylcellulosa, karragenan, guarkärnmjöl), salt, lök, proteinhydrolysat (vete), maltextrakt (korn), jästextrakt, rödbets, vitlök, kryddor, aromer

Additives: E407 Carrageenan , E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Rehydrerat SOJAPROTEIN (47%), vatten, rehydrerat VETEPROTEIN (14%), vegetabilisk olja (solros, raps i varierande proportion), majsstärkelse, stabiliseringsmedel (metylcellulosa, karragenan, guarkärnmjöl) salt, lökpulver, proteinhydrolysat (VETE), maltextrakt (KORN), jästextrakt, rödbetspulver, vitlökpulver, kryddor, aromer.

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • 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.

  • Hydrolysed proteins An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 512 meat analogues

From least to most processed, this one ranks 288th. 80% of the meat analogues 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 512 meat analogues, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340024185066, last edited 20 March 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.