Burgers Patties

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Burgers Patties scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Natamycin): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavorings): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Beef, Pork & Lamb, this product is more processed than about 91% of the 4,915 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Burgers Patties' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese [Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt And Enzymes), Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Sorbic Acid, Apo-Carotenal Coloring], Sodium Lactate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Seasonings [Encapsulated Salt (Salt, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean/Palm/Cotton Seed Oil), Maltodextrin, Dried Green Bell Pepper, Dried Garlic, Dried Onion, Salt, Soybean And Canola Oils, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Dried Jalapeno Pepper Dried Parsley, Sugar Spices, Hydrolyzed Soy/Corn/Wheat Protein, Yeast Extract, Dried Beef Stock, Citric Acid, Beef Fat, And Smoke Flavor].

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.