Is Plant Menu 2 Peri Peri Vegetable Nests ultra-processed?

200 g Vegan patties Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160c Paprika extract

19 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed vegan patties

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

carrot 22%, Chickpea Flour, onion 16%, red peppers 16%, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), broccoli 7%, sweet potato 7%, Salt (processing marker), Chilli, Coriander Seeds, Onion, Garlic, Dried Oregano, Cracked Black Pepper, Cumin, Cayenne Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker), Paprika Powder

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

CARROT (22%), Chickpea Flour, ONION (16%), RED PEPPERS (16%), Sunflower Oil, BROCCOLI (7%), SWEET POTATO (7%), Salt, Chilli Flakes, Ground Coriander Seeds, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Dried Oregano, Cracked Black Pepper, Cumin Powder, Ground Cayenne Pepper, Cayenne Pepper Extract, Paprika Extract, Paprika Powder.

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.

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 23 vegan patties

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 83% of the vegan patties 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 23 vegan patties, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061463019516, 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.