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Is Lightlife organic tempeh ultra-processed?

8 oz Tempeh Sold in the United States

Pack of Lightlife organic tempeh

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 5 ingredients
  • No additives

Ingredients

soybeans (soybeans, lactic acid sources), water, brown rice

As written on the pack

Cultured organic soybeans (soybeans, lactic acid from plant sources), water, organic brown rice.

Among 17 tempeh

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 24% of the tempeh 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 17 tempeh, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0043454030506, last edited 26 July 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.