Is Squeaky Bean Chargrilled Steak Style Strips ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 35 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed meat analogues
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, vegetable protein 17% (wheat, PEA), beef flavour seasoning 7% (sugar (processing marker), garlic, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), onion, rice flour, natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), black pepper, burnt sugar, carrot powder), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), rapeseed oil, pea protein, sunflower oil (processing marker), natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker), preservatives (processing marker) (potassium lactate (ultra-processing marker)), potassium acetate, potato protein, pea starch (processing marker), malted barley, radish, citrus fibre (ultra-processing marker), acidity regulator (citric acid), salt (processing marker), carrot concentrate, iron, zinc, vitamin b12
Additives: E261 Potassium acetate , E326 Potassium lactate , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
WATER, VEGETABLE PROTEIN (17%) (WHEAT, PEA), BEEF FLAVOUR SEASONING (7%) (SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, ONION POWDER, RICE FLOUR, NATURAL FLAVOURING, SALT, BLACK PEPPER, BURNT SUGAR, CARROT POWDER), WHEAT GLUTEN, RAPESEED OIL, PEA PROTEIN, SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL FLAVOURINGS, PRESERVATIVES: POTASSIUM LACTATE, POTASSIUM ACETATE; POTATO PROTEIN, PEA STARCH, MALTED BARLEY, RADISH CONCENTRATE, CITRUS FIBRE, ACIDITY REGULATOR: CITRIC ACID; SALT, CARROT CONCENTRATE, IRON, ZINC, VITAMIN B12.
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.
- E326 Potassium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
- 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.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- 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.
5 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 512 meat analogues
From least to most processed, this one ranks 348th. 80% of the meat analogues here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010292967856, last edited 15 May 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.