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Is The Vegetarian Butcher WHAT THE CLUCK Soy based chicken style chunks ultra-processed?

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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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

sunflower oil, flavourings, acidity regulators (potassium acetates), natural flavouring, iodised salt (salt, potassium iodate), acids (lactic acid, citric acid), vitamin B12, Prepared to a recipe but not suitable for egg allergy sufferers

Additives: E261 Potassium acetate , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

(water, SOY protein), sunflower oil, flavourings, acidity regulators (potassium acetates), natural flavouring, iodised salt (salt, potassium iodate), acids (lactic acid, citric acid), vitamin B12. May contain wheat, rye, barley, oat and egg. *Prepared to a vegan recipe but not suitable for egg allergy sufferers.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8720182930231, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.