Is Quorn 4 Chicken Style Burgers ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 36 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed meat analogues
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Mycoprotein 56%, Wheat, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Water, Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Sunflower Vegetable Oils, Rapeseed Vegetable Oils), Free Range Egg White, Wheat Starch (processing marker), Milk Proteins (ultra-processing marker), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Wheatgerm, Calcium Chloride, Calcium Acetate, Yeast, Salt (processing marker), Rice Flour, Pectin (ultra-processing marker), including cereals containing gluten, There have been rare cases of allergic reactions to Quorn® products, which contain mycoprotein, Mycoprotein is made with a member of the fungi, mould family, Mycoprotein is high in protein and fibre which may cause intolerance in some people, storage instructions (Keep frozen below), 18°c, Do not refreeze once thawed, best before end (SEE SIDE OF PACK 252g e)
Additives: E263 Calcium acetate , E440 Pectins , E509 Calcium chloride
As written on the pack
Mycoprotein (56%), Wheat & Wholemeal Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin & Thiamine), Water, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Rehydrated Free Range Egg White, Wheat Starch, Milk Proteins, Natural Flavouring, Wheat Gluten, Wheatgerm, Firming Agents: Calcium Chloride, Calcium Acetate; Yeast, Salt, Rice Flour, Gelling Agent: Pectin. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. There have been rare cases of allergic reactions to Quorn® products, which contain mycoprotein. Mycoprotein is made with a member of the fungi/mould family. Mycoprotein is high in protein and fibre which may cause intolerance in some people. STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS: Keep frozen below - 18°C. Do not refreeze once thawed. BEST BEFORE END: SEE SIDE OF PACK 252g e
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.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 512 meat analogues
From least to most processed, this one ranks 304th. 80% of the meat analogues here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5019503009644, last edited 21 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.