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Is BirdsEye 4 Beef Burgers with Plant Protein and Onion ultra-processed?

227g, 4 burgers Beef Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of BirdsEye 4 Beef Burgers with Plant Protein and Onion

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
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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

our ingredients, Beef 55%, Rehydrated Pea Protein 18%, Onion 14%, Beef Fat, WHEAT Gluten, WHEAT Flour, Salt, Onion, Yeast Extract, BARLEY Malt Extract, Natural Rosemary Flavouring, Spices, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, For allergens see ingredients in CAPITAL LETTERS

As written on the pack

OUR INGREDIENTS... Beef (55%), Rehydrated Pea Protein (18%), Onion (14%), Beef Fat, WHEAT Gluten, WHEAT Flour, Salt, Onion Powder, Yeast Extract, BARLEY Malt Extract, Natural Rosemary Flavouring, Spices, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin. For allergens see ingredients in CAPITAL LETTERS.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 103 beef

From least to most processed, this one ranks 62nd. 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 5000116128211, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.