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Is Aldi The ultimate burger ultra-processed?

Beef Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi The ultimate burger

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed beef

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

british beef 87%, Water, bone marrow 3%, Rice Flour, Gram Flour, Onion, Salt, Rice Koji (Rice, Aspergillus oryzae), Black Pepper, Maize Starch, Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Dextrose, Flavouring

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

BRITISH BEEF (87%), Water, BONE MARROW (3%), Rice Flour, Gram Flour, Roasted Onion, Salt, Rice Koji (Rice, Aspergillus oryzae), Black Pepper, Maize Starch, Preservative: Sodium Metabisulphite; Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid; Dextrose, Flavouring.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 103 beef

From least to most processed, this one ranks 94th. 49% of the beef here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 103 beef, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600397375, last edited 19 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.