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Is Strong Roots Crispy veg nuggets ultra-processed?

300g Vegetarian nuggets Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Strong Roots Crispy veg nuggets

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 21 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed vegetarian nuggets

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

corn semolina, butternut squash 13%, parsnip 13% sweet potato 12%, carrot 12%, water, sunflower oil, corn starch, chickpea flour, pea flour, potato flakes, salt, vegetable bouillon (dehydrated onion, tomato, garlic, salt), spices, individually quick frozen butternut, parsnip, sweet potato, carrot nugget with a corn semolina crumb

As written on the pack

corn semolina, butternut squash 13%, parsnip 13% sweet potato 12%, carrot 12%, water, sunflower oil, corn starch, chickpea flour, pea flour, potato flakes, salt, vegetable bouillon (dehydrated onion, tomato and garlic, salt), spices, for allergens see ingredients in bold, individually quick frozen butternut, parsnip, sweet potato and carrot nugget with a corn semolina crumb

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 26 vegetarian nuggets

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 77% of the vegetarian nuggets 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 26 vegetarian nuggets, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5391528181278, 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.