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Is Worthington Meatless Turkey Dinner Roast ultra-processed?

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Pack of Worthington Meatless Turkey Dinner Roast

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed meat analogues

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

textured plant protein, water, OIL (SOY, corn), egg whites, wheat gluten, corn starch, hydrolyzed plant protein, CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF NON-GMO SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, wheat flour, dextrose, salt, maltodextrin, natural flavors, yeast extract, sunflower oil, canola oil, onion, turmeric, yeast, soy lecithin, guar gum, celery, carrageenan, sage

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E407 Carrageenan , E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

TEXTURED PLANT PROTEIN, WATER, OIL (SOY AND/OR CORN), EGG WHITES, WHEAT GLUTEN, CORN STARCH, HYDROLYZED PLANT PROTEIN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF NON-GMO SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, YEAST EXTRACT, SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, ONION, TURMERIC, YEAST, SOY LECITHIN, GUAR GUM, CELERY EXTRACT, CARRAGEENAN, SAGE EXTRACT.

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
3 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 511 meat analogues

From least to most processed, this one ranks 440th. 80% of the meat analogues 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 511 meat analogues, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 06661210, last edited 8 August 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.