Is Trader Joe's Sliced Roasted Turkey Breast ultra-processed?

300 g Cooked meats Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

21 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed cooked meats

Breakfast Pork Patties Oakhurst 13 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Taste The Difference Finely Sliced Yorkshire Cured Ham Sainsbury's 7 ingredients · 2 additives NOVA group 3
Taste the Difference Honey Roast 8 Finely Sliced Yorkshire Cured British Ham Slices Taste the difference 11 ingredients · 2 additives NOVA group 3
Rare roast beef Marks & Spencer 3 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

boneless skinless turkey breast, water, CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF SEA SALT, vinegar, brown sugar (processing marker), celery powder, natural, flavors (ultra-processing marker), dehydrated turkey broth, black, pepper, chili pepper, broth, red bell pepper, tomato powder, garlic, powder, onion, powder, rosemary extract (to preserve)

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

BONELESS SKINLESS TURKEY BREAST, WATER,, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SEA SALT, VINEGAR POWDER, BROWN SUGAR,, CULTURED CELERY POWDER, NATURAL, FLAVORS, DEHYDRATED TURKEY BROTH, BLACK, PEPPER, CHILI PEPPER,, TURKEY BROTH, RED BELL PEPPER POWDER,, SUN DRIED TOMATO POWDER, GARLIC, POWDER, ONION, POWDER, ROSEMARY EXTRACT (TO PRESERVE).

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.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 cooked meats

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 56% of the cooked meats 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 18 cooked meats, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00787130, last edited 3 October 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.