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Is Kings Veggie Jerky Black Bean Sauce Flavour ultra-processed?

25g Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Kings Veggie Jerky Black Bean Sauce Flavour

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Textured Vegetable Protein (Soya Protein, Soya Flour, Wheat Protein, Corn Starch), Soya Sauce, Sorbitol, Soya Oil, Maltose, Sugar, Pea, Black Pepper, Salt, Spices, Onion, Corn Starch, Yeast Extract, Liquorice Powder, Citric Acid Flavouring, White Pepper

Additives: E420 Sorbitol

As written on the pack

Textured Vegetable Protein (Soya Protein, Soya Flour, Wheat Protein, Corn Starch), Soya Sauce, Sorbitol, Soya Oil, Maltose, Sugar, Pea Powder, Black Pepper, Salt, Spices, Onion Powder, Corn Starch, Yeast Extract, Liquorice Powder, Citric Acid Flavouring,White Pepper.

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.

  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
5 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 oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060079652659, last edited 27 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.