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Is ICA Vego-nuggets ultra-processed?

200 g Vegan nuggets Sold in Sweden

Pack of ICA Vego-nuggets

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed vegan 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

sojaprotein 58%, cornflakes (majs, socker, salt, kornmaltextrakt), rapsolja, ströbröd (vetemjöl, vatten, jäst, salt), havrefiber, salt, e461, e407, vetemjöl, vinäger, jästextrakt, socker, naturlig arom, vetestärkelse, majsstärkelse, vitamin B12, järn, Ursprung EU

Additives: E407 Carrageenan , E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Hydrerat texturerat sojaprotein* 58%, cornflakes (majs, socker, salt, kornmaltextrakt), rapsolja, ströbröd (vetemjöl, vatten, jäst, salt), havrefiber, salt, stabiliseringsmedel (E461, E407), vetemjöl, vinäger, jästextrakt, socker, naturlig arom, vetestärkelse, majsstärkelse, vitamin B12, järn. *Ursprung EU.

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.

  • 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.
  • Soy protein Soy protein is extracted from soybeans and used to add protein or a meat-like texture.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 vegan nuggets

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 88% of the vegan nuggets 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 8 vegan nuggets, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690693505, last edited 1 October 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.