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Is No Bull 2 Ultimate Burgers ultra-processed?

226 g Meat analogues Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of No Bull 2 Ultimate 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:

  • 48 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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

textured soya protein 45% (water, textured soya protein, oyster mushroom in juice (oyster mushroom, water, salt), flavourings, salt, barley malt extract, onion, garlic purée, black pepper, sugar, parsley, bay leaf, thyme, leek), textured pea protein 24% (water, textured pea protein (pea protein, pea fibre), flavourings, salt, barley malt extract, onion, garlic purée, black pepper, sugar, parsley, thyme, bay leaf, leek), coconut oil, water, vegetable oil (sunflower oil, rapeseed oil), gelling agent (methyl cellulose), potato starch, bamboo fibre, pea fibre, see underlined ingredients in bold, made to a recipe, these products are not suitable for milk and wheat allergy sufferers because these allergens are present in the manufacturing environment, allergy update

Additives: E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

flavoured rehydrated textured soya protein (45%) (water, textured soya protein, oyster mushroom in juice (oyster mushroom, water, salt), flavourings, salt, barley malt extract, onion powder, garlic purée, ground black pepper, sugar, dried parsley, ground bay leaf, ground thyme, leek powder), flavoured rehydrated textured pea protein (24%) (water, textured pea protein (pea protein, pea fibre), flavourings, salt, barley malt extract, onion powder, garlic purée, ground black pepper, sugar, dried parsley, ground thyme, ground bay leaf, leek powder), coconut oil, water, vegetable oil (sunflower oil, rapeseed oil), gelling agent: methyl cellulose, potato starch, bamboo fibre, pea fibre, allergy advice: for allergens, see underlined ingredients in bold, made to a vegan recipe, these products are not suitable for milk and wheat allergy sufferers because these allergens are present in the manufacturing environment, suitable for vegans allergy update

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.

  • E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.

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.

  • 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.
4 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.
  • 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 281st. 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 3512030013211, 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.