Vegetarian patties, from least to most processed

We track 59 vegetarian patties, 78% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Vantastic Big Steaks Aus Soja.

What makes vegetarian patties ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (2)

  1. 1 Vantastic Big Steaks Aus Soja Vantastic foods · 500g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Mushroom Risotto Veggie Burgers Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods NOVA group 1

Processed food (11)

  1. 3 California Veggie Burgers dr Praeger's NOVA group 3
  2. 4 Black Bean Quinoa Veggie Burgers dr. Praeger's · 10 oz NOVA group 3
  3. 5 4 Vegetarian Cauliflower Cheese Grills Tesco · 397g NOVA group 3
  4. 6 The Ultimate Mexican Style Bean Burger Gosh! · 220 g NOVA group 3
  5. 7 Plant Chef 4 Veg Burger Tesco plant chef · 454g NOVA group 3
  6. 8 Super Greens Veggie Burger Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods · 10 oz NOVA group 3
  7. 9 ASDA Plant Based 4 Vegan Spicy Bean Burgers Asda · 454g NOVA group 3
  8. 10 Tesco Plant Chef 4 Spicy Bean Burgers Tesco · 454g NOVA group 3
  9. 11 Veggie Fingers Higgidy-Family-Kitchen · 284 NOVA group 3
  10. 12 Spicy Bean Burger Plant Menu · 420 g NOVA group 3
  11. 13 Spicy veg bean burgers Good life · 454 g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (46)

  1. 14 Bean burgers Waitrose & partners · 454 g NOVA group 4
  2. 15 Crunchy Veg Burgers GRO · 280g NOVA group 4
  3. 16 PlantLiving: 4 crunchy veg crispbakes Waitrose NOVA group 4
  4. 17 Plant Based Veggie Burgers Asda · 454 g NOVA group 4
  5. 18 2 Peri Peri Vegetable Nests Plant Menu · 200 g NOVA group 4
  6. 19 Vegetable masala burgers Trader Joe's · 10 oz NOVA group 4
  7. 20 The Original Veggie Patty Big Mountain · 4 x 100 g NOVA group 4
  8. 21 MMM Mighty Mushroom Bites Big Mountain Foods · 300 g (10.58 oz) 10 Bites NOVA group 4
  9. 22 Quinoa, Sweet Potato And Lentils Burgers Sainsbury's · 350 g NOVA group 4
  10. 23 Vegetarian 1/4lb Burgers Linda McCartney · 227 g NOVA group 4
  11. 24 mozzarella 1/4lb burgers Linda McCartney · 227 g, 2 burgers NOVA group 4
  12. 25 4 Vegetable Burgers Spicy Bean Chef Select NOVA group 4
  13. 26 Cauliflower Crunch Burger Dr. Praeger’s NOVA group 4
  14. 27 Vegoburgare Anamma · 320 g NOVA group 4
  15. 28 Perfect Burger dr. Praeger's · 2-4oz NOVA group 4
  16. 29 Meat Free Burgers BirdsEye · 200 g NOVA group 4
  17. 30 Meat-free 2x burgers Birds Eye · 200 g NOVA group 4
  18. 31 Garden Veggie Burgers Morning Star FARMS · 268 g NOVA group 4
  19. 32 2 Vegetarian Monterey Jack BBQ Bean Burgers Tesco · 280g NOVA group 4
  20. 33 Plant Based Incredible Burgers Co-op · 210 g NOVA group 4
  21. 34 Grillers Prime Burgers Vegetarian MorningStar FARMS · 10 oz NOVA group 4
  22. 35 Meat free burger The Meatless Farm Company · 227 grams NOVA group 4
  23. 36 Plant Steaks Vivera · 200g NOVA group 4
  24. 37 Sausage patties (meat free savoury flavour patties, made mycoprotein) Quorn · 168g NOVA group 4
  25. 38 Familjepack Schnitzel Frysta Hälsans Kök · 720g NOVA group 4
  26. 39 Future Burger Future Farm · 230g NOVA group 4
  27. 40 Vegan Patties Chicken Style Vemondo · 300g NOVA group 4
  28. 41 BBQ No Chicken Smash Burgers Aldi · 227 g NOVA group 4
  29. 42 Chicken Style Burgers Fry's · 320g NOVA group 4
  30. 43 Plant Based Quarter Pounder Burgers Moving Mountains · 227g NOVA group 4
  31. 44 Garlic mushroom escalopes Quorn · 240 grams NOVA group 4
  32. 45 Burger made from plants Impossible Foods · 340 g NOVA group 4
  33. 46 Plant-Based Burgers Beyond Burger · 6 x 113 g NOVA group 4
  34. 47 Meat-free burgers Richmond · 170g NOVA group 4
  35. 48 Vivera Plant Steaks Vivera · 200 g NOVA group 4
  36. 49 Ultimate no beef burgers Plant menu · 227g NOVA group 4
  37. 50 Love Your Veg 2 Veggie Burgers Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  38. 51 Original Vegan Veggie Burgers Boca · 10 oz NOVA group 4
  39. 52 Veggie Burgers Vivera · 200 g NOVA group 4
  40. 53 Beyond Burger Beyond Meat · 226 g NOVA group 4

Showing the first 40 of 46. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

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.