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Is Tofurky Tempeh ultra-processed?

87 g Sold in the United States

Pack of Tofurky Tempeh

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

soybeans, water, shoyu soy sauce (water, non-gmo soybeans, wheat, salt, culture), molasses, maple syrup, natural smoke flavor, autolyzed yeast extract, salt, apple cider vinegar, starter culture (rhizopus oligosporus)

As written on the pack

ORGANIC SOYBEANS, WATER, SHOYU SOY SAUCE (WATER, NON-GMO SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT, CULTURE), MOLASSES, MAPLE SYRUP, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, STARTER CULTURE (RHIZOPUS OLIGOSPORUS).

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.
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.

  • Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Microbial culture Microbial cultures ferment foods such as yoghurt, cheese and sourdough.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0025583001565, last edited 23 February 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.
  • 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.