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Is quorn vegetarian steak & gravy pies ultra-processed?

Meat analogues Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 48 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed meat analogues

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

water, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamine), quorn meat free beef pieces 18%, mycoprotein, rehydated free range egg white, natural flavourings, barley malt, firming agents (calcium chloride), calcium acetate, vegetable oils (palm vegetable oils, rapeseed vegetable oils), onion, cream, seasoning (maltodextrin, flavourings, spices (black pepper, white pepper), barley malt extract, lactose, salt, milk proteins), cornflour, glaze (water, rapeseed oil, pea protein, sugar), product 15%, including cereals containing gluten, there have been rare cases of allergic reactions to quorn® products, which contain mycoprotein, mycoprotein is made with a member of the fungi, mould family, mycoprotein is high in protein and fibre which may cause intolerance in some people, storage instructions (keep frozen below), 18°c, do not refreeze once thawed, pr sa ser

Additives: E263 Calcium acetate , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

water, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamine), quorn meat free beef pieces (18%) [mycoprotein*, rehydated free range egg white, natural flavourings, roasted barley malt extract, firming agents: calcium chloride, calcium acetate), vegetable oils (palm, rapeseed), onion, cream (milk), seasoning (maltodextrin, flavourings, spices (black pepper, white pepper), barley malt extract, lactose (milk), salt, milk proteins), cornflour, glaze (water, rapeseed oil, pea protein, sugar) *15% of product. allergy advice: for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. there have been rare cases of allergic reactions to quorn® products, which contain mycoprotein. mycoprotein is made with a member of the fungi/mould family. mycoprotein is high in protein and fibre which may cause intolerance in some people. storage instructions: keep frozen below - 18°c. do not refreeze once thawed. pr sa ser

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.

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.

  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
3 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 512 meat analogues

From least to most processed, this one ranks 338th. 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 5019503024982, 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.
  • 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.