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Is SK Meat-Vertriebs Beef Classic Burger Für Die Mikrowelle ultra-processed?

225 g Refrigerated meals Sold in Sweden and Germany

Pack of SK Meat-Vertriebs Beef Classic Burger Für Die Mikrowelle

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:

  • 84 ingredients
  • 12 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Vetebulle med sesamfrön 40%, vete mjöl, vatten, invertsockersirap, rapsolja, jäst, sesam, salt, emulgeringsmedel (mono- och diglycerider av fettsyror, natriumstearoyl-2-laktylat, syra (natriumacetater)), färsbiff med grillkrydda 33% (nötkött 80%, lök, ströbröd (vete mjöl, salt, jäst), solrosolja, salt, potatismjöl, rismjöl, kryddor, druvsocker, tomat, hickoryrök, lönnrök, ekrök), kryddig sås 16%, vatten, socker, bacon 12% (fläsk, salt, druvsocker, konserveringsmedel (natriumnitrit), bokträrök, kryddor), tomatpuré, ättikssprit, lök 5% (lök, solrosolja, stärkelse, salt), senap (vatten, senaps, ättikssprit, salt, socker, kryddor, naturlig arom), inläggningsgurka 3% (gurka, vatten, ättikssprit, salt), modifierad stärkelse, salt, förtjockningsmedel (xantangummi), naturlig arom, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat, natriumbensoat), kryddor, smältostskivor 11% (ost, skummjölk, smör, skummjölkspulver, smältsalter (natriumcitrater, natriumfosfater, polyfosfater), mjölkprotein, salt, färgämne (paprikaoleoresin, karotener))

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E160a Carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E250 Sodium nitrite , E262 Sodium acetates , E331 Sodium citrates , E415 Xanthan gum , E452 Polyphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

As written on the pack

Vetebulle med sesamfrön 40 % (vete mjöl, vatten, invertsockersirap, rapsolja, jäst, sesam frön, salt, emulgeringsmedel (mono - och diglycerider av fettsyror, natriumstearoyl-2-laktylat, syra (natriumacetater))), färsbiff med grillkrydda 33 % (nötkött 80 %, lök, ströbröd (vete mjöl, salt, jäst), solrosolja, salt, potatismjöl, rismjöl, kryddor, druvsocker, tomatpulver, hickoryrök, lönnrök, ekrök), kryddig sås 16 % (vatten, socker, bacon 12 % (fläsk, salt, druvsocker, konserveringsmedel (natriumnitrit), bokträrök, kryddor), trippelkoncentrerad tomatpuré, ättikssprit, stekt lök 5 % (lök, solrosolja, stärkelse, salt), senap (vatten, senaps frön, ättikssprit, salt, socker, kryddor, naturlig arom), inläggningsgurka 3 % (gurka, vatten, ättikssprit, salt), modifierad stärkelse, salt, förtjockningsmedel (xantangummi), naturlig arom, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat, natriumbensoat), kryddor (innehåller senap)), smältostskivor 11 % (ost, skummjölk, smör, skummjölkspulver, smältsalter (natriumcitrater, natriumfosfater, polyfosfater), mjölkprotein, salt, färgämne (paprikaoleoresin, karotener)).

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.

  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E452 Polyphosphates 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.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
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  • E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
12 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 refrigerated meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 44th. 61% of the refrigerated meals 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 44 refrigerated meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20847388, last edited 25 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.