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Is Morrisons 4 Spicy Nacho Bean Burgers ultra-processed?

454g Meat analogues Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons 4 Spicy Nacho Bean Burgers

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:

  • 35 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed meat analogues

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

Vegetables 27% (onion, sweetcorn, carrot, green pepper), beans 20% (kidney beans, haricot beans), water, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), sunflower oil, tomato paste, potato flake, maize flour, salt, herbs, onion, sugar, spices, garlic, garlic, tomato, flour treatment agent (calcium carbonate), emulsifier (glyceryl monostearate), yeast, flavouring, colour (paprika extract)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Vegetables (27%) (onion, sweetcorn, carrot, green pepper), beans (20%) (kidney beans, haricot beans), water, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), sunflower oil, tomato paste, potato flake, maize flour, salt, herbs, onion powder, sugar, spices, garlic, garlic powder, tomato powder, flour treatment agent (calcium carbonate), emulsifier (glyceryl monostearate), yeast, flavouring, colour (paprika extract).

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 512 meat analogues

From least to most processed, this one ranks 335th. 80% of the meat analogues 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 512 meat analogues, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010525163130, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.