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Is Lidl veganes Schnitzel paniert ultra-processed?

200g Meat analogues Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Pack of Lidl veganes Schnitzel paniert

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

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

Water, Breadcrumb Coating 18% (Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch, Salt, Yeast, Spices), Rapeseed Oil, Textured Wheat Protein 5.6% (Wheat Protein, Wheat Flour), Textured Soya Protein 5.6%, Rice Flour, Rice Flakes, Natural Flavourings, Thickener (Methyl Cellulose), Salt, Spirit Vinegar, Linseed, Spices

Additives: E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Water, 18% Breadcrumb Coating (Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch, Salt, Yeast, Spices), Rapeseed Oil, 5.6% Textured Wheat Protein (Wheat Protein, Wheat Flour), 5.6% Textured Soya Protein, Rice Flour, Rice Flakes, Natural Flavourings, Thickener: Methyl Cellulose; Salt, Spirit Vinegar, Linseed, Spices. Allergy Advice

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.

  • 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.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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 228th. 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 4056489790457, last edited 8 June 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.