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Is Dr. Praeger’s Cauliflower Crunch Burger ultra-processed?

Vegetarian patties Sold in the United States

Pack of Dr. Praeger’s Cauliflower Crunch 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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed vegetarian 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

cauliflower, brown rice, water, brown rice, rice flour, vegetable oil, canola, sunflower, soybean oil, quinoa, quinoa, water, onions, broccoli, water, oat bran, spinach, zucchini, oat fiber, arrowroot, flaxseed meal, peas, garlic, raisin juice concentrate, salt, amaranth flour, parsley, cornstarch, onion, chili pepper, spices, dextrose, garlic, yeast extract

As written on the pack

cauliflower, cooked brown rice, water, brown rice, rice flour, vegetable oil, canola, sunflower, soybean oil, cooked quinoa, quinoa, water, onions, broccoli, water, oat bran, spinach, zucchini, oat fiber, arrowroot powder, flaxseed meal, peas, garlic, raisin juice concentrate, salt, whole grain amaranth flour, parsley, cornstarch, onion powder, chili pepper powder, spices, dextrose, garlic powder, yeast extract

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.

  • 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.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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 59 vegetarian patties

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 78% of the vegetarian 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 59 vegetarian patties, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0080868008004, last edited 7 October 2024), 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.