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Is Meatless Farm ultra-processed?

300 g Vegan sausages Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Meatless Farm

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed vegan products

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, Pea Protein 18%, Rapeseed Oil, Apple 7%, Dried Apple, e461, Vegetable Fibres (Pea, Bamboo), Yeast Extract, e326, Brown Sugar, Dried Onion, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Dextrose, Herbs and Spices, Vegetable Concentrates (Beetroot, Carrot, Carrot), Sausages filled into sodium alginate casings, and, storage (Keep refrigerated), consume within use bu date on front

Additives: E326 Potassium lactate , E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Water, Pea Protein (18%), Rapeseed Oil, Apple (7%), Dried Apple (contains Sulphites) (2%), Thickener (E461), Vegetable Fibres (Pea, Bamboo), Yeast Extract, Preservative (E326), Brown Sugar, Dried Onion, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Dextrose, Herbs and Spices, Vegetable Concentrates (Beetroot, Caramelised Carrot, Carrot). Sausages filled into sodium alginate casings. For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Suitable for Vegans and Vegetarians. Gluten free. STORAGE: Keep refrigerated, consume within use bu date on front GLUTEN FREE VEGAN

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.
  • 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.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • 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.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 vegan sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 100% of the vegan sausages 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 18 vegan sausages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060626405189, last edited 14 September 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.