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Is Yves Veggie Cuisine Original Veggie Ground Round ultra-processed?

340g Meat analogues from soy or wheat proteins Sold in the United States, Canada and France

Pack of Yves Veggie Cuisine Original Veggie Ground Round

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed meat analogues from soy or wheat proteins

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

Water, textured soy protein, textured wheat protein, onions, natural flavors (contains torula, autolyzed yeast extract), canola oil, sea salt, guar gum, evaporated cane syrup, barley malt, caramel (color), spice, vitamins, minerals (thiamine hydrochloride, riboflavin, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin, calcium pantothenate, reduced iron, zinc oxide)

Additives: E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Water, textured soy protein, textured wheat protein, onions, natural flavors (contains torula & autolyzed yeast extract), expeller pressed canola oil, sea salt, guar gum, evaporated cane syrup, barley malt, caramel (color), spice, vitamins & minerals (thiamine hydrochloride, riboflavin, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin, calcium pantothenate, reduced iron, zinc oxide).

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 27 meat analogues from soy or wheat proteins

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 89% of the meat analogues from soy or wheat proteins 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 27 meat analogues from soy or wheat proteins, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0060822003016, last edited 17 March 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.