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Is Tesco plant chef veg fingers ultra-processed?

16 fingers 448g Vegetarian nuggets Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco plant chef veg fingers

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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

Mixed Vegetables (Sweetcorn, Carrots, Peas), Water, Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Potato Flakes, Salt, Onion Powder, Starch (Rice, Potato), Yeast, Turmeric

As written on the pack

Mixed Vegetables (Sweetcorn, Carrots, Peas) (40%), Water, Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Potato Flakes, Salt, Onion Powder, Starch (Rice, Potato), Yeast, Turmeric

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 26 vegetarian nuggets

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 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 4377533931085, last edited 14 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.