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Is The Tofoo Co. Marinated Smoky BBQ Strips ultra-processed?

180g Legumes and their products Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Tofoo Co. Marinated Smoky BBQ Strips

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 33 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed legumes and their products

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

Tofu 77% (Water, Soya Beans, Nigari), BBQ Sauce 6% (Brown Sugar (Sugar, Cane Molasses), Glucose Syrup, Tomato Paste, Cane Molasses, Spirit Vinegar, Cornflour, Garlic Puree, Onion, Smoked Salt, Smoked Paprika, Allspice, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Cumin), Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil, Light Brown Sugar (White Sugar, Cane Molasses), Dried Onion, Garlic, Smoked Paprika, Chilli, Salt, Cumin, Cracked Black Pepper

As written on the pack

Tofu (77%) (Water, Soya Beans, Nigari), BBQ Sauce (6%) (Brown Sugar (Sugar, Cane Molasses), Glucose Syrup, Tomato Paste, Cane Molasses, Spirit Vinegar, Cornflour, Garlic Puree, Onion Puree, Smoked Salt, Smoked Paprika, Allspice, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Cumin), Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil, Light Brown Sugar (White Sugar, Cane Molasses), Dried Onion, Garlic Powder, Smoked Paprika, Chilli Powder, Salt, Ground Cumin, Cracked Black Pepper. For allergens see ingredients in BOLD.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Tofu Products in the category "Tofu" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,285 legumes and their products

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1040th. 37% of the legumes and their products 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 1,285 legumes and their products, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5034467001961, last edited 4 July 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.