Is Meatless Farm 2 chicken breasts ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 21 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed meat analogues
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker) 10%, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Thickener (ultra-processing marker) (e461 (ultra-processing marker)), Pea Protein 4%, Wheat Starch (processing marker) 2%, Bamboo Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Preservative (processing marker) (e326 (ultra-processing marker)), Salt (processing marker), Yeast Extract, Stabiliser (e425 (ultra-processing marker)), Spices, Sugar (processing marker), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Pea Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Smoked Salt (processing marker), Sage, including cereals containing gluten
Additives: E326 Potassium lactate , E425 Konjac , E461 Methyl cellulose
As written on the pack
Water, Wheat Gluten (10%), Sunflower Oil, Thickener (E461), Pea Protein (4%), Wheat Starch (2%), Bamboo Fibre, Preservative (E326), Salt, Yeast Extract, Stabiliser (E425), Spices, Sugar, Natural Flavouring, Pea Fibre, Smoked Salt, Sage. For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.
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.
- E326 Potassium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
- E425 Konjac A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- 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.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
5 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 511 meat analogues
From least to most processed, this one ranks 410th. 80% of the meat analogues here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060626403888, 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.