Is Meaty Pulled Mushrooms ultra-processed?

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Pack of Meaty Pulled Mushrooms

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 16 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Shiitake Mushroom 44% (containing natural Sulphites), Water, Coconut Oil (processing marker), Isolated Soy Protein, Sugar (processing marker), Tapioca Flour (processing marker), Soy Sauce (processing marker) (Water, Soybean, Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Corn Starch (processing marker)), Yeast Extract, Salt (processing marker), Pepper

As written on the pack

Shiitake Mushroom (44%) (containing natural Sulphites), Water, Coconut Oil, Isolated Soy Protein, Sugar, Tapioca Flour, Gluten Free Soy Sauce (Water, Soybean, Salt, Sugar, Corn Starch), Yeast Extract, Salt, Pepper.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9356435000209, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.