Is Quorn Vegan H S Burger 264g ultra-processed?

264g Vegan patties Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Firming agent
Flavouring
Gluten
Vegetable fiber
E160c Paprika extract
and 2 more

38 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed vegan patties

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

Mycoprotein 54%, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Wheat Starch (processing marker), Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Pea Protein, Potato Protein, Firming Agents (ultra-processing marker) (Calcium Chloride, Calcium Acetate), Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Kibbled Chilli, Parsley, Garlic, Onion, Pea Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Yeast, Tomato, Spices (Cayenne Pepper, White Pepper), Stabilisers (Carrageenan (ultra-processing marker), Sodium Alginate (ultra-processing marker)), Rice Flour, Spice Extracts (Black Pepper, Cayenne, Ginger), Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E263 Calcium acetate , E401 Sodium alginate , E407 Carrageenan , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Mycoprotein 54%, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Wheat Starch, Wheat Gluten, Pea Protein, Potato Protein, Firming Agents (Calcium Chloride, Calcium Acetate), Natural Flavourings, Salt, Kibbled Chilli, Parsley, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Pea Fibre, Yeast, Tomato Powder, Spices (Cayenne Pepper, White Pepper), Stabilisers (Carrageenan, Sodium Alginate), Rice Flour, Spice Extracts (Black Pepper, Cayenne, Ginger), 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.
E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
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.
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.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 23 vegan patties

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 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 5019503028805, last edited 20 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.