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Is Linda McCartney 6 Vegetarian Sausage Rolls ultra-processed?

Meat analogues Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Linda McCartney 6 Vegetarian Sausage Rolls

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • 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

Fortified WHEAT flour (WHEAT flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), rehydrated textured SOYA protein 25%, water, palm oil, onion, flavouring, rapeseed oil, SOYA protein, salt, methyl cellulose, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

Additives: E461 Methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Fortified WHEAT flour (WHEAT flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), rehydrated textured SOYA protein (25%), water, palm oil, onion, flavouring, rapeseed oil, SOYA protein concentrate, salt, stabiliser: methyl cellulose; emulsifier: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids.

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.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 512 meat analogues

From least to most processed, this one ranks 244th. 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 5056053307127, last edited 3 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.