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Is Birds Eye 1 veggie quarter pounders ultra-processed?

454g Vegetarian hamburgers Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Birds Eye 1 veggie quarter pounders

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed meat alternatives

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

Mixed Vegetables 41% (Sweetcorn, Carrot, Broccoli, Onion, Cauliflower), Water, Wheat Flour, Cooked Rice (Water, Rice, Salt), Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed, Extra Virgin Olive), Potato Flakes, Starch (Potato, Rice), Mozzarella Cheese, Whole Egg Powder, Onion, Salt, Yeast, Mustard, Black Pepper

As written on the pack

Mixed Vegetables 41% (Sweetcorn, Carrot, Broccoli, Onion, Cauliflower) Water, Wheat Flour, Cooked Rice (Water, Rice, Salt), Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed, Extra Virgin Olive), Potato Flakes, Starch (Potato, Rice), Vegetarian Mozzarella Cheese (Milk), Whole Egg Powder, Onion Powder, Salt, Yeast, Mustard, Black Pepper.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

Culinary ingredients

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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 vegetarian hamburgers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 71% of the vegetarian hamburgers 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 21 vegetarian hamburgers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000116127597, last edited 27 March 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.