Is Quorn Garlic mushroom escalopes ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 28 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Mycoprotein 37%, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Medium Fat Soft Cheese (processing marker), Water, Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Sunflower Vegetable Oils, Rapeseed Vegetable Oils), Cheese (processing marker), Mushrooms 3%, Free Range Egg White, Wheat Starch (processing marker), Milk Proteins (ultra-processing marker), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Garlic Purée 0.8%, Wheat Semolina, Salt (processing marker), Yeast, Firming Agents (ultra-processing marker) (Calcium Chloride), Calcium Acetate, Gelling Agent (ultra-processing marker) (Pectin (ultra-processing marker)), including cereals containing gluten
Additives: E263 Calcium acetate , E440 Pectins , E509 Calcium chloride
As written on the pack
Mycoprotein (37%), Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Medium Fat Soft Cheese (Milk) (13%), Water, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Cheese (Milk) (6%), Mushrooms (3%), Rehydrated Free Range Egg White, Wheat Starch, Milk Proteins, Natural Flavouring, Garlic Purée (0.8%), Wheat Semolina, Salt, Yeast, Firming Agents: Calcium Chloride, Calcium Acetate; Gelling Agent: Pectin. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.
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.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
- 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.
- Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
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.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 59 vegetarian patties
From least to most processed, this one ranks 44th. 78% of the vegetarian patties here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5019503022896, 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.