Is Quorn Diced Chiqin Pieces ultra-processed?

Meat analogues Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Firming agent
Flavouring

12 ingredients
2 additives

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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

Mycoprotein 92%, rehydrated egg white, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker) (from non meat sources, contains yeast extract, onion, sage, sugar (processing marker)), contains 2% and less of pea fiber, firming agents (ultra-processing marker) (calcium chloride), calcium acetate

Additives: E263 Calcium acetate , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Mycoprotein (92%), rehydrated egg white, natural flavor (from non meat sources, contains yeast extract, onion, sage & sugar). contains 2% or less of pea fiber, firming agents: calcium chloride, calcium acetate.

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.

Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 512 meat analogues

From least to most processed, this one ranks 197th. 80% of the meat analogues 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 512 meat analogues, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0833735000126, last edited 11 November 2025), 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.