Is Sainsburys Plant Pioneers Caramelised Onion Shroomdogs ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 46 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed vegetarian sausages
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, mushroom 26%, pea flour, caramelised onion chutney 9% (brown sugar sucar cane wolacses), red onion 20%, red wine, sulphites, red wine, preservative (processing marker), potassium metabisulghite, sulphitesi, onion 10%, water, white wine vinegar, white wine vinegar, presenvative, sudium metabisuiphite, sulphites|, cornflour, garlic purée, thyme, salt (processing marker), black peppier, vegetable suet (processing marker), sustainable palm oil, rīce flourl, fried onions (onion, rapeseed oil), pea protein, pea fibre (ultra-processing marker), pea starch (processing marker), stabiliser (methyl, cellulase), mushroom powder, yeast extract, salt (processing marker), parsley, cracked black pepper, tinyme, sodium metabisulphite, sausages coated in sodium alginate casing, prepared to a recipe, not suitable for customers with an allergy to milk due to manufacturíng methods
Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite
As written on the pack
water, mushroom (26%), pea flour, caramelised onion chutney (9%) (brown sugar sucar cane wolacses) red onion (20%), red wine (sulphites] (red wine, preservative (potassium metabisulghite (sulphitesi, onion purée (10%), water, white wine vinegar (sulphites) (white wine vinegar, presenvative (sudium metabisuiphite (sulphites|, cornflour, garlic purée, thyme, salt, black peppier, vegetable suet (sustainable palm oil, rīce flourl, fried onions (onion, rapeseed oil), pea protein, pea fibre, pea starch, stabiliser: methyl. cellulase, mushroom powder, yeast extract, salt, parsley, cracked black pepper, tinyme, sodium metabisulphite (sulphites). sausages coated in sodium alginate casing. allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold. prepared to a vegan recipe. not suitable for customers with an allergy to milk due to manufacturíng methods.
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.
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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
Among 84 vegetarian sausages
From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 96% of the vegetarian sausages here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00381246, 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.