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Is Hormel Natural Choice Applewood Smoked deli Turkey ultra-processed?

Turkeys Sold in the United States

Pack of Hormel Natural Choice Applewood Smoked deli Turkey

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:

  • 11 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed turkeys

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

Turkey breast meat, water, salt, potato starch, turbinado sugar, rice starch, carrageenan (from seaweed), baking soda, celery powder, cherry

Additives: E407 Carrageenan , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Turkey breast meat, water, salt, potato starch, turbinado sugar, rice starch, carrageenan (from seaweed), baking soda, cultured celery powder, cherry 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.

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

  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 66 turkeys

From least to most processed, this one ranks 32nd. 61% of the turkeys 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 66 turkeys, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0037600435611, last edited 31 May 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.