Is Quorn Ovo-vegetarisk färs ultra-processed?

800 g Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Vegetable fiber

9 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Mycoprotein 88%, rehydrerad äggvita från frigående höns, ärtfiber (ultra-processing marker), naturligt karamelliserat socker, stabiliseringmedel (kalciumklorid), kalciumacetat, kornmaltextrakt, allprofa

Additives: E263 Calcium acetate

As written on the pack

Mycoprotein (88%), rehydrerad äggvita från frigående höns, ärtfiber, naturligt karamelliserat socker, stabiliseringmedel: kalciumklorid, kalciumacetat; glutenfritt kornmaltextrakt. ALLPROFA

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5019503037838, last edited 2 April 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.