Nutrela Soya Chunks
Red flags
No major red flags on the label.
Green flags
- +Green flag: High protein (53.2g per 100g)
- +Green flag: No added sugar
- +Green flag: Low sodium
Ingredients, decoded
1 listed- Defatted Soy
Our take
CleanPlate reviewSoya chunks with 53 g protein and a one-item list
Nutrela Soya Chunks lists defatted soy and nothing else. The pack is 200 g and the panel is printed per 100 g, with a 25 g serve and eight serves a pack.
CleanPlate scores it DB1. The D for nutrition rests on protein alone: 53.2 g per 100 g at 85% credit, with no fibre or mineral lines on the pack. The B for ingredients reflects mostly refined or industrial ingredients (led by defatted soy), and almost no additives. The 1 for risk is low: sodium, free sugar and saturated fat are all modest (sodium 8 mg, free sugar 0 g, saturated fat 0.19 g per 100 g).
Claims vs reality
What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.
- On the packHolds
“52% PROTEIN”
The panel prints 53.19 g of protein per 100 g.
- On the packBe careful
“TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN”
The list says defatted soy; textured soy protein is how the chunks are made, not a second ingredient.
How DB1 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.
Low nutrient density
- Protein
- 53.2 g
- Fibre
- Not declared
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 354 kcal
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Good, few concerning additives
- Base
- Defatted Soy
- Main fat
- Defatted Soy
- Sweeteners
- None added
- Additives
- 0
- Flagged
- None
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
Clean
- Added sugar
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 8 mg
- Saturated fat
- 0.19 g
- Trans fat
- 0 g
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
A closer look
Does the label add up?
Defatted soy.
Per 100 g: 354 kcal, 0.82 g fat of which 0.19 g saturated, 7.18 g sugar of which 0 g added, 53.2 g protein, 8 mg sodium. Fibre and mineral lines are not printed, so the nutrition grade rests on protein alone. Total sugar is 7.18 g per 100 g and is the soybean's own; no added sugar is declared. Atwater energy (4 x 53.19 + 4 x 33.5 + 9 x 0.82 = 354 kcal) matches the declared 354 kcal.
Ingredients to watch
- Nutrition panelWorth watching
No fibre, calcium or iron line is printed, so only protein earns credit in the nutrition grade.
- ProteinFine
53.2 g per 100 g, about 13 g in a 25 g dry serve.
- Sodium and sugarFine
8 mg sodium and no added sugar per 100 g.
Common misconceptions
Myth: "Soya chunks are a processed meat substitute"
The list is one item, defatted soy; the chunks are shaped by extrusion.
Myth: "52% protein makes it top nutrition"
Soy protein earns 85% credit in the grade, and the panel prints no fibre or minerals.
How often, and how
- Healthy adultsMost days
- ChildrenMost days
- Diabetes or prediabetesA good choice
Smarter ways to eat it
Soak before cooking
The chunks swell to about three times their dry weight in hot water.
Cook with vegetables
A 25 g dry serve gives 13 g of protein; the gravy adds the sodium.
Common questions
Is Nutrela Soya Chunks healthy?
Nutrela Soya Chunks scores DB1 (Fair) on CleanPlate, which makes it an occasional-use product, where the concerns start to outweigh the positives. We found no major red flags on its label. On the plus side: High protein (53.2g per 100g); No added sugar; Low sodium.
What does the DB1 score mean?
The first letter (D) grades nutritional value: low nutrient density. The second letter (B) grades ingredient and label integrity: good, few concerning additives. The number (1) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): clean.
Last reviewed October 15, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.