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Is Nature's Protein Roasted Edamame ultra-processed?

Legume seeds Sold in Australia

Pack of Nature's Protein Roasted Edamame

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed legume seeds

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

Young Soybeans 95%, Seasoning (Sea Salt, Maltodextrin, Yeast Extracts, Natural Flavour, Spices, Vegetable Powders (Onion, Garlic), Sunflower Oil, Turmeric), Sunflower Oil, Raising Agent (500), Shellfish, Lupin, Celery, Sulphites, Made in Australia from imported and local ingredients, PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN OWNED KA Si TE M

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Young Soybeans (95%), Seasoning (Sea Salt, Maltodextrin, Yeast Extracts, Natural Flavour, Spices, Vegetable Powders (Onion, Garlic), Sunflower Oil, Turmeric), Sunflower Oil, Raising Agent (500). Contains: Soy. May Contain: Gluten, Milk, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Sesame, Egg, Fish, Shellfish, Lupin, Celery, Sulphites. Made in Australia from imported and local ingredients. PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN OWNED KA Si TE M

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.

  • 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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 401 legume seeds

From least to most processed, this one ranks 373rd. 33% of the legume seeds 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 401 legume seeds, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9345544006677, last edited 20 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.