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Is Pukka Vegan No Steak Pie ultra-processed?

Pies Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Pukka Vegan No Steak Pie

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:

  • 41 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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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, Wheat Flour (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Margarine (contains (Palm, Rapeseed Fats, Oils), Water, Salt), Soy Protein Chunks 13% (contains (Water), Isolated Soy Protein, Pea Fibre, Plain Caramel, Salt, Flavourings), Starch, Beef Flavour, Rapeseed Oil, Worcestershire Style Sauce 0.5% (contains (Water), White Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Onion, Salt, Tamarind Paste, Spices (Ginger), Cloves, Barley Malt Extract, Garlic Powder), Onion powder, Barley Malt Extract, Salt, Black Pepper

Additives: E150a Plain caramel

As written on the pack

Water, Wheat Flour (contains: Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Margarine (contains: Palm & Rapeseed Fats & Oils, Water, Salt), Soy Protein Chunks (13%) (contains: Water, Isolated Soy Protein, Pea Fibre, Colour (Plain Caramel), Salt, Flavourings); Starch, Beef Flavour Powder, Rapeseed Oil, Worcestershire Style Sauce (0.5%) (contains: Water, White Wine Vinegar (Sulphites), Sugar, Onion Juice Concentrate, Salt, Tamarind Paste, Ground Spices: (Ginger, Cloves), Barley Malt Extract, Garlic Powder); Onion powder, Barley Malt Extract, Salt, Black Pepper.

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 101 pies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 48th. 76% of the pies 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 101 pies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5030756007775, last edited 20 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.