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Is Plant Menu 6 Onion & Rosemary Sausages ultra-processed?

300 g Vegetarian sausages Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Plant Menu 6 Onion & Rosemary Sausages

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed vegetarian sausages

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

rehydrated textured soya protein 65%, onion 18%, Water, Soya Protein, Rapeseed Oil, Methyl Cellulose, Red Onion, Salt, Sugar, Dried Rosemary, Dried Sage, Yeast Extract, Ginger Powder, White Pepper, Lecithins

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

REHYDRATED TEXTURED SOYA PROTEIN (65%), ONION PURÉE (18%), Water, Soya Protein Concentrate, Rapeseed Oil, Stabiliser: Methyl Cellulose; Red Onion Powder, Salt, Sugar, Dried Rosemary, Dried Sage, Yeast Extract, Ginger Powder, White Pepper, Emulsifier: Lecithins (Soya).

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • 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.
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.

  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
  • Sausages Products in the category "Sausages" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 84 vegetarian sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 96% of the vegetarian sausages 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 84 vegetarian sausages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600213293, last edited 25 August 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.