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Is Morrisons Vegetarian Shredded Hoisin Duck ultra-processed?

Meat analogues Sold in the United Kingdom and Spain

Pack of Morrisons Vegetarian Shredded Hoisin Duck

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:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

soya 89%, WHEAT protein 89% (water, SOYA protein, WHEAT gluten, salt, SOYA bean oil, natural flavouring), rapeseed oil, demerara sugar, BARLEY malt vinegar, potato starch, SOYA sauce (salt, maltodextrin, SOYA bean, wheat), malted BARLEY extract, tomato, yeast extract, caramelised sugar, garlic, salt, ginger, fennel, black pepper, aniseed, natural flavouring, paprika extract, cinnamon, clove

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Rehydrated textured SOYA and WHEAT protein (89%) (water, SOYA protein, WHEAT gluten, salt, SOYA bean oil, natural flavouring), rapeseed oil, demerara sugar, BARLEY malt vinegar powder, potato starch, SOYA sauce powder (salt, maltodextrin, SOYA bean, WHEAT), malted BARLEY extract, tomato powder, yeast extract, caramelised sugar, garlic powder, salt, ginger, fennel, black pepper, aniseed, natural flavouring, paprika extract, cinnamon, clove.

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.
  • 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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Soya An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
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.

  • 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 512 meat analogues

From least to most processed, this one ranks 320th. 80% of the meat analogues 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 512 meat analogues, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5056053300692, last edited 28 June 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.