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Is La Vie Plant-Based Ham Smoked ultra-processed?

100g Ham substitutes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of La Vie Plant-Based Ham Smoked

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:

  • 9 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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

Rehydrated pea proteins 48%, rehydrated soy proteins, natural flavouring, radish, smoked salt, acidity regulator (potassium acetates), preservative (lactic acid)

Additives: E261 Potassium acetate , E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Rehydrated pea proteins 48%, rehydrated soy proteins, natural flavouring, radish concentrate juice, smoked salt, acidity regulator (potassium acetates), preservative (vegan lactic acid).

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 ham substitutes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 100% of the ham substitutes 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 ham substitutes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 3770018078236, last edited 14 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.