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Is Sainsbury's 2 steak burgers ultra-processed?

340g Beef patties Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's 2 steak burgers

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:

  • 9 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed beef 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

British Beef Chuck 56%, British Beef Flank 39%, Water, Tapioca Starch, Seasoning, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Sodium Metabisulphite, Rosemary Extract

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

British Beef Chuck (56%), British Beef Flank (39%), Water, Tapioca Starch, Seasoning (Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite (Sulphites)), Rosemary Extract).

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 beef patties

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 36% of the beef 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 11 beef patties, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01806267, last edited 7 August 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.