Is Veggi Sojamince ultra-processed?

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Pack of Veggi Sojamince

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:

  • 4 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Sojaprotein, färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (sockerkulör (ultra-processing marker), Sojan odlas i Europa)

Additives: E150a Plain caramel

As written on the pack

Sojaprotein, färgämne: sockerkulör. Sojan odlas i Europa.

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 698 meat alternatives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 315th. 72% of the meat alternatives 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350017290288, last edited 17 December 2023), 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.