Vegan Burgers

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavoring From Non Meat Sources, Smoke Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Sodium Alginate, Pectin, Gum Arabic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Frozen Burgers & Patties, this product is more processed than about 52% of the 1,281 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 Vegan Burgers' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sunflower Oil. Contains 2% Or Less Of Rusk (Wheat Flour, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Potato Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Smoked Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Chloride, Tricalcium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Silicon Dioxide.

Common in powdered processed foods.