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Is Tofurky Plant-Based Deli Slices Peppered ultra-processed?

52 g Sold in the United States

Pack of Tofurky Plant-Based Deli Slices Peppered

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • No additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

water, vital wheat gluten, tofu (water, soybeans, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride), shoyu soy sauce (water, non-genetically engineered soybeans, wheat, salt, culture), non-genetically engineered expeller pressed canola oil, natural flavors, non-genetically engineered corn starch, pepper, white bean, garbanzo bean flour, lemon juice from concentrate, onion, celery, calcium lactate from beets, sea salt

As written on the pack

WATER,VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, ORGANIC TOFU(WATER, ORGANIC SOYBEANS, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE,CALCIUM CHLORIDE),SHOYU SOY SAUCE (WATER,NON-GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SOYBEANS ,WHEAT, SALT, CULTURE),NON-GENETICALLY ENGINEERED EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, NATURAL VEGETARIAN FLAVORS, NON-GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CORN STARCH, PEPPER, WHITE BEAN FLOUR, GARBANZO BEAN FLOUR, LEMON JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, ONION, CELERY, CALCIUM LACTATE FROM BEETS,SEA SALT.

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.
1 ingredient 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0025583004221, last edited 28 October 2025), 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.