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Is Beyond Burger Plant-Based Burgers ultra-processed?

6 x 113 g Vegan patties Sold in Canada

Pack of Beyond Burger Plant-Based Burgers

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:

  • 36 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed vegan patties

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

Water, Pea protein, Canola oil, Flavour, Refined coconut oil, Rice protein, yeast, Cocoa butter, Methylcellulose, Potato starch, Apple extract, Potassium chloride, Salt, Vinegar, Concentrated lemon juice, Beet juice (vegetable glycerin, water, ascorbic acid, beet, maltodextrin), Pomegranate, Sunflower lecithin, Vitamins, minerals (niacin (vitamin B3), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine hydrochloride (vitamin B1), riboflavin, cyanocobalamin, calcium pantothenate, ferric orthophosphate, zinc sulphate)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E422 Glycerol , E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Water, Pea protein, Canola oil, Flavour, Refined coconut oil, Rice protein, Dried yeast, Cocoa butter, Methylcellulose, Potato starch, Apple extract, Potassium chloride, Salt, Vinegar, Concentrated lemon juice, Beet juice extract (vegetable glycerin, water, ascorbic acid, beet extract, maltodextrin), Pomegranate extract, Sunflower lecithin, Vitamins and minerals (niacin [vitamin B3], pyridoxine hydrochloride [vitamin B6], thiamine hydrochloride [vitamin B1], riboflavin [vitamin B2], cyanocobalamin [vitamin B12], calcium pantothenate, ferric orthophosphate, zinc sulphate)

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • 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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
3 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 23 vegan patties

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 83% of the vegan patties 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 23 vegan patties, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0810057290237, last edited 5 May 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.