Is it ultra-processed?
Menu

Is FoodBox Beef Burger ultra-processed?

400 g Meals with meat Sold in Sweden

Pack of FoodBox Beef 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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed meals with meat

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, beef 19%, peas, milk, water, spelled wheat, onion, cheese, breadcrumbs (wheat flour), eggs, rice starch, salt, butter, potato flour, wheat flour, tomato puree, apple juice, rapeseed oil, spices, meat stock (beef, salt), coloring (caramelised sugar), spice extract

As written on the pack

Cauliflower, beef* (19%), peas, MILK, water, SPELLED WHEAT, onion, CHEESE, breadcrumbs (WHEAT FLOUR), EGGS, rice starch, salt, BUTTER, potato flour, WHEAT FLOUR, tomato puree, apple juice, rapeseed oil, spices, meat stock (beef, salt), coloring (caramelised sugar), spice extract. *Origin: EU

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.

  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
6 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 482 meals with meat

From least to most processed, this one ranks 140th. 77% of the meals with meat 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 482 meals with meat, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310960014836, last edited 2 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.
  • 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.