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Is Meatless Farm Plant based mince ultra-processed?

350 grams Vegetarian grounds Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Meatless Farm Plant based mince

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 A

Less processed vegetarian grounds

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, Soya Protein 29%, Rapeseed Oil, Preservative (e326), Vegetable Concentrates (Beetroot, Carrot, Carrot), Thickener (e461), Natural Flavouring, Yeast Extract, Garlic, Dried Onion, Salt

Additives: E326 Potassium lactate , E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Water, Soya Protein (29%), Rapeseed Oil, Preservative (E326), Vegetable Concentrates. (Beetroot, Caramelised Carrot, Carrot), Thickener (E461), Natural Flavouring, Yeast Extract, Garlic, Dried Onion, Salt.

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.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 vegetarian grounds

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 75% of the vegetarian grounds 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 8 vegetarian grounds, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060626405134, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.