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Is The Tofoo Co. THE TOFOO.co. TOFU WITH TASTE DIPPERS Handmade tof ultra-processed?

Meat analogues Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Tofoo Co. THE TOFOO.co. TOFU WITH TASTE DIPPERS Handmade tof

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed meat analogues

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 67% (Water, Soya Beans, Nigari), Water, Wheat Flour (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Yeast Extract, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Maize Starch, Potato Starch, Yeast, Garlic Puree, Dried Onion, Sunflower Oil, Sugar, Black Pepper, Stabiliser (Methyl Cellulose), Rice Flour, Acid (Lactic Acid), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic acid)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Tofu (67%) (Water, Soya Beans, Nigari), Water, Wheat Flour (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Yeast Extract, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Maize Starch, Potato Starch, Yeast, Garlic Puree, Dried Onion, Sunflower Oil, Sugar, Ground Black Pepper, Stabiliser (Methyl Cellulose), Rice Flour, Acid (Lactic Acid), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic acid)

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.

  • E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

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.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 512 meat analogues

From least to most processed, this one ranks 208th. 80% of the meat analogues 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 512 meat analogues, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5034467002357, last edited 2 August 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.