Is Plantspired Organic Vegan Tofu Vegetable Potstickers ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 36 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
White Wheat Flour, Super Firm Tofu (Water, Sprouted Soybeans, Nigari (Magnesium Chloride), Calcium Sulfate), Water, Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour, Palm Oil, Sea Salt (processing marker), Yeast), Crimini Mushrooms, Potato Starch (processing marker), Yellow Onion, Carrots, Contains 2% and Less Of The Following (Apple Cider Vinegar), Green Onion, Sea Salt (processing marker), Bok Choy, Vinegar Ginger, Onion, Toasted Sesame Oil (processing marker), Garlic, Cane Sugar (processing marker), Canola Oil, Tamari (processing marker) (Tamari Soy Sauce, Soybeans, Salt (processing marker)), Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), White Pepper, Red Chili Pepper
As written on the pack
Organic White Wheat Flour, Organic Super Firm Tofu (Water, Sprouted Organic Soybeans, Nigari [Magnesium Chloride], Calcium Sulfate), Water, Organic Breadcrumbs (Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Palm Oil, Sea Salt, Yeast), Organic Crimini Mushrooms, Organic Potato Starch, Organic Yellow Onion, Organic Carrots, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Organic Green Onion, Sea Salt, Organic Bok Choy, Organic Vinegar* Organic Ginger, Organic Chopped Onion, Organic Toasted Sesame Oil, Organic Garlic, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Canola Oil, Organic Tamari Powder (Organic Tamari Soy Sauce [Organic Soybeans, Salt), Organic Maltodextrin, Salt), Organic White Pepper, Organic Red Chili Pepper
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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
5 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.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 512 meat analogues
From least to most processed, this one ranks 130th. 80% of the meat analogues here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0025484008151, last edited 5 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.