Is Peas of Heaven Växtbaserad Cheeze ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 35 ingredients
- 11 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed vegan products
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Vatten, rapsolja, Violife 10% (vatten, kokosolja (processing marker), stärkelse (processing marker), modifierad stärkelse (ultra-processing marker), havssalt (processing marker), aromer (ultra-processing marker), askorbinsyra, citronsyra, oliv, B-karoten (ultra-processing marker), vitamin B12), ärtprotein, bearbetad Euchemaalg (ultra-processing marker), metylcellulosa (ultra-processing marker), konjakgummi (ultra-processing marker), stärkelse (processing marker), kryddor, vitlök, lök, örtkrydda, druvsocker (ultra-processing marker), citrusfiber (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), socker (processing marker), cayennepeppar, kryddextrakt, arom (ultra-processing marker), skinn (stabiliseringsmedel, natriumalginat (ultra-processing marker)), konjakgummi (ultra-processing marker), guarkärnmjöl (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E401 Sodium alginate , E407a Processed eucheuma seaweed , E412 Guar gum , E425 Konjac , E425i Konjac gum , E461 Methyl cellulose
As written on the pack
Vatten, rapsolja, Violife (10%) [vatten, kokosolja, stärkelse, modifierad stärkelse, havssalt, aromer, antioxidant (askorbinsyra), surhetsreglerandemedel (citronsyra), olivextrakt, färgämnen (B-karoten), vitamin B12], ärtprotein, stabiliseringsmedel (bearbetad Euchemaalg, metylcellulosa, konjakgummi), stärkelse, kryddor, vitlök, lök, örtkrydda, druvsocker, citrusfiber, salt, socker, cayennepeppar, kryddextrakt, arom. Vegetabiliskt skinn: stabiliseringsmedel (natriumalginat, konjakgummi, guarkärnmjöl)
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.
- E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E407a Processed eucheuma seaweed A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E425 Konjac A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
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- 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.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
- 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.
4 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.
Among 18 vegan sausages
From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 100% of the vegan sausages here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350037197154, last edited 24 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.