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Is Loma linda Tuno Thai sweet chilli ultra-processed?

142g Textured vegetable protein Sold in the United Kingdom and Spain

Pack of Loma linda Tuno Thai sweet chilli

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed textured vegetable protein

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

Textured Soya Protein 50%, Water, Sugar, Onion, Red Chilli 1.6%, Sunflower Oil, Tomato Paste, Salt, Natural Garlic Flavouring, Natural Onion Flavouring, Chilli, Colour (Paprika Extract)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Textured Soya Protein (50%), Water, Sugar, Onion, Red Chilli (1.6%), Sunflower Oil, Tomato Paste, Salt, Natural Garlic Flavouring, Natural Onion Flavouring, Chilli Powder, Colour (Paprika Extract).

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 textured vegetable protein

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 47% of the textured vegetable protein 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 15 textured vegetable protein, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 1230000037112, 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.