Is Yipin Tärnad tofu smokey bbq ultra-processed?

200g Legumes and their products Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E415 Xanthan gum

35 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed legumes and their products

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

Sojabönor 65%, BBQ-sås 15% (vatten, socker (processing marker), tomatpuré, majsstärkelse (processing marker), sojasås (processing marker) (vatten, sojabönor, vetemjöl, salt (processing marker)), tamarind, salt (processing marker), plommon, sirap, ättika, vinäger, dadlar, russin, lök, chilipeppar, vitlök, ingefära, selleri, chipotle 0.1%, nejlika, svartpeppar, kanel, anis, rökarom av hickory 0.1%, xantangummi (ultra-processing marker), citronsyra), vatten, rapsolja, magnesiumklorid

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E511 Magnesium chloride

As written on the pack

Sojabönor (EU) 65%, BBQ-sås 15% (vatten, socker, tomatpuré, majsstärkelse, sojasås (vatten, sojabönor, vetemjöl*, salt), tamarind, salt, plommon, sirap, ättika, vinäger, dadlar, russin, lök, chilipeppar, vitlök, ingefära, selleri, chipotle <0,1%, nejlika, svartpeppar, kanel, anis, rökarom av hickory <0,1%, xantangummi, citronsyra), vatten, rapsolja, konsistensmedel (magnesiumklorid).

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.

E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.

5 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Tofu Products in the category "Tofu" are at least group 3.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,285 legumes and their products

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1010th. 37% of the legumes and their products 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 1,285 legumes and their products, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7332040301513, last edited 22 September 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.