Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Meat Alternatives

9 of the top 10 meat alternatives products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The meat alternatives with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 237 meat alternatives with complete data.

  1. 1 Soya chunks

    Soya chunks

    Holland And Barrett · 375g
    a NOVA 1 342 kcal 0.5 g sugar 50 g protein 1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Hempfu Henneptofu

    Hempfu Henneptofu

    Hobbit · 200 g
    a NOVA 1 312 kcal 0.1 g sugar 16.4 g protein 24.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Natural soya protein mince

    Natural soya protein mince

    Holland & Barrett · 375g
    a NOVA 1 320 kcal 6.8 g sugar 51 g protein 0.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 Whole Foods Organic Tempeh

    Whole Foods Organic Tempeh

    Whole foods · 8 oz
    a NOVA 1 227 kcal 2.7 g sugar 22.7 g protein 9.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  5. 5 Granulare di Soia Bio

    Granulare di Soia Bio

    Fior di Loto · 280 g
    a NOVA 1 352 kcal 7.7 g sugar 50 g protein 7.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  6. 6 Southeastern Vegetables

    Southeastern Vegetables

    California Blend · 2 lb
    a NOVA 1 30 kcal 3 g sugar 2 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  7. 7 Jauhis Herneproteiinivalmiste

    Jauhis Herneproteiinivalmiste

    Vegem · 200 g
    b NOVA 1 206 kcal 0 g sugar 21 g protein 13 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Vegan Ground Meat

    Vegan Ground Meat

    DM Bio · 75g
    d NOVA 1 383 kcal 0.5 g sugar 71 g protein 8.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  9. 9 Soy protein chunks

    Soy protein chunks

    Holland & Barret · 400g
    NOVA 1 340 kcal 10 g sugar 53 g protein 0.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  10. 10 Hachis vegetal

    Hachis vegetal

    Tossolia · 200 g
    a NOVA 3 214 kcal 1.9 g sugar 14 g protein 14 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published meat alternatives on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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