Is Quorn Naked chik'n cutlets 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

9 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score B

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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 86%, rehydrated egg white, contains 2% and less of yeast extract, onion, sage, sugar (processing marker), firming agents (ultra-processing marker) (calcium chloride), calcium acetate

Additives: E263 Calcium acetate , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Mycoprotein (86%), rehydrated egg white. contains 2% or less of yeast extract, onion powder, ground sage, sugar, 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.

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 154th. 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 0833735000201, last edited 22 April 2020), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.