Is Richmond Meat Free Smoked Bacon Rashers 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
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed meat analogues
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, soya (ultra-processing marker) 22%, WHEAT Protein 22% (Water, SOYA Protein, WHEAT Protein, Salt (processing marker), SOYA Bean Oil (processing marker), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker)), Rapeseed Oil, Stabilisers (Carrageenan (ultra-processing marker)), Guar Gum (ultra-processing marker), Methyl cellulose (ultra-processing marker), WHEAT Protein, SOYA Protein, Salt (processing marker), Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Colouring Foods (ultra-processing marker) (Blackcurrant), Radish, Apple, Starch (processing marker), Natural Smoke Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Chicory Root Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Acid (Citric Acid)
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan , E412 Guar gum , E461 Methyl cellulose
As written on the pack
Water, Rehydrated Textured SOYA and WHEAT Protein (22%)(Water, SOYA Protein, WHEAT Protein, Salt, SOYA Bean Oil, Natural Flavouring), Rapeseed Oil, Stabilisers: Carrageenan, Guar Gum, Methyl cellulose; WHEAT Protein, SOYA Protein, Salt, Dextrose, Natural Flavourings, Colouring Foods: Blackcurrant, Radish, Apple; Starch, Natural Smoke Flavouring, Chicory Root Fibre, Acid: Citric Acid.
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.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- 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.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- 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.
- Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- 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.
- Soya An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 11 bacon substitutes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 100% of the bacon substitutes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057624591761, 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.