Is Heck Steak & Butter 2 Burgers ultra-processed?

320 g Beef hamburgers Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

12 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed beef hamburgers

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

British Beef 89%, Water, Butter (processing marker) 2%, Seasoning (Salt (processing marker), Spices, Vegetable Oil (processing marker), Preservative (processing marker) (Sodium SULPHITE), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid))

Additives: E221 Sodium sulphite , E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

British Beef (89%), Water, Butter (2%) (MILK), Seasoning (Salt, Spices, Vegetable Oil, Preservative (Sodium SULPHITE), Natural Flavouring, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid)).

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

5 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.

Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 beef hamburgers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 65% of the beef 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 17 beef hamburgers, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060317354604, last edited 12 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.