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Beef hamburgers, from least to most processed

We track 17 beef hamburgers, 65% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Beef Quarter Pounders.

What makes beef hamburgers ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of beef hamburgers that contain each:

Processed food (6)

  1. 1 Beef Quarter Pounders Braemoor 3
  2. 2 Signature Beef Rib & Brisket Burgers Sainsbury's 3
  3. 3 British beef burgers Waitrose 3
  4. 4 Scotch beef quarter pounders Tesco · 454 g 3
  5. 5 Beef Steak Burger Patty Waitrose 3
  6. 6 2 skinny beef burgers Sainsbury's taste the difference 3

Ultra-processed food (11)

  1. 7 100% Angus Beef Burgers Patties Compliments · 6 x 142g 4
  2. 8 Wagyu burgers Specially Selected · 284g 4
  3. 9 4 Beef Quarter Pounders with Plant Protein and Onion Birds Eye 4
  4. 10 Steak & Butter 2 Burgers Heck · 320 g 4
  5. 11 Quarter Pounders Tesco Finest · 454g 4
  6. 12 4 British Beef Quarter Pounders Waitrose & Partners · 454g 4
  7. 13 British Chuck And British Flank Beef Burgers With Salt And Pepper Sainsbury's Taste the Difference · 680g 4
  8. 14 Smash Burgers Sainsbury's 4
  9. 15 6 Beef Burgers Aldi · 342 g 4
  10. 16 Aberdeen Angus Quarter Pounder Aldi · 454g 4
  11. 17 British Beef Quarter Pounders Tesco 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.