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Is Plant Menu Spicy Bean Burger ultra-processed?

420 g Vegan patties Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Plant Menu Spicy Bean Burger

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 46 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed vegan products

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

Water, kidney beans 11%, carrot 8%, Wheat Flour (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), haricot beans 7%, onions 6%, sweetcorn 6%, green peppers 5%, Tomato Paste, Sunflower Oil, potato flakes 5%, cannellini beans 5%, Breadcrumbs (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), Water, Salt, Yeast, Paprika, Red Chilli, Cumin Seeds, Rapeseed Oil, Parsley, Chipotle Paste (Caster Sugar, Red Pepper, Cane Molasses, Tomato Paste, Water, Salt, Smoked Paprika, Chipotle Chilli, Jalapeño Peppers, Onion Extract, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Extract), Smoked Paprika, Salt, Cumin

As written on the pack

Water, KIDNEY BEANS (11%), CARROT (8%), Wheat Flour (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), HARICOT BEANS (7%), ONIONS (6%), SWEETCORN (6%), GREEN PEPPERS (5%), Tomato Paste, Sunflower Oil, POTATO FLAKES (5%), CANNELLINI BEANS (5%), Breadcrumbs (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), Water, Salt, Yeast), Paprika, Red Chilli Flakes, Cumin Seeds, Rapeseed Oil, Parsley, Chipotle Paste (Caster Sugar, Red Pepper Concentrate, Cane Molasses, Tomato Paste, Water, Salt, Smoked Paprika, Chipotle Chilli, Dried Jalapeño Peppers, Onion Extract, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Extract), Smoked Paprika, Salt, Cumin.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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 23 vegan patties

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 83% of the vegan 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 23 vegan patties, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600471785, 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.