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Is Planted 'Chicken' Lemon And Herb ultra-processed?

160 g Vegetarian nuggets Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Planted 'Chicken' Lemon And Herb

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed vegetarian nuggets

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

Water, pea protein 26%, rapeseed oil, pea fibre, spices, herbs 0.8% (rosemary, thyme), lemon zest 0.4%, lemon juice concentrate 0.3%, mustard seeds, vinegar, salt, vitamin B12

As written on the pack

Water, pea protein 26%, rapeseed oil, pea fibre, spices, herbs 0.8% (rosemary & thyme), lemon zest 0.4%, lemon juice concentrate 0.3%, mustard seeds, vinegar, salt, vitamin B12. May contain traces of gluten and soya.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • 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.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 26 vegetarian nuggets

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 77% of the vegetarian nuggets 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 26 vegetarian nuggets, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7630294500684, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.