Is it ultra-processed?
Menu

Is Quorn Garlic and herb bites ultra-processed?

Appetizers Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Quorn Garlic and herb bites

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:

  • 39 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed appetizers

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 38%, Sauce Filling 17% (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Puree, Salted Free Range 饾悇饾悹饾悹 Yolk (Free Range 饾悇饾悹饾悹 Yolk, Salt), Spirit Vinegar, Parsley, Sugar, Stabiliser, Methylcellulose, Salt), 饾悥饾悺饾悶饾悮饾惌 饾悈饾惀饾惃饾惍饾惈 (饾悥饾悺饾悶饾悮饾惌 饾悈饾惀饾惃饾惍饾惈, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Textured 饾悥饾悺饾悶饾悮饾惌 Protein, Onion, Tapioca Starch, Flavourings, Free Range 饾悇饾悹饾悹 White Powder, Salt, Yeast Extract, Yeast, Onion, Spices (Black Pepper, White Pepper), Gelling Agent (Pectin), Raising Agent (Ammonium Carbonate), Black Pepper Extract

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E440 Pectins , E461 Methyl cellulose , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503i Ammonium carbonate

As written on the pack

Mycoprotein (38%), Sauce Filling (17%) [Water, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Puree, Salted Free Range 饾悇饾悹饾悹 Yolk (Free Range 饾悇饾悹饾悹 Yolk, Salt), Spirit Vinegar, Parsley, Sugar, Stabiliser; Methylcellulose; Salt], 饾悥饾悺饾悶饾悮饾惌 饾悈饾惀饾惃饾惍饾惈 (饾悥饾悺饾悶饾悮饾惌 饾悈饾惀饾惃饾惍饾惈, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Textured 饾悥饾悺饾悶饾悮饾惌 Protein, Onion, Tapioca Starch, Flavourings, Free Range 饾悇饾悹饾悹 White Powder, Salt, Yeast Extract, Yeast, Onion Powder, Spices (Black Pepper, White Pepper), Gelling Agent: Pectin, Raising Agent: Ammonium Carbonate, Black Pepper Extract

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.

  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • 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 2,497 appetizers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2125th. 64% of the appetizers 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 2,497 appetizers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5019503044041, 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.