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Is Vemondo 2 meat free burgers ultra-processed?

226 g Vegetarian hamburgers Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Vemondo 2 meat free burgers

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed vegetarian hamburgers

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

Pea Protein 53%, Water, Shea Fat, Natural Flavouring, Rapeseed Oil, Fava Bean Protein, Methyl Cellulose, Potato Starch, Beetroot Red, Plain Caramel, Ascorbic Acid, Apple Extract, Sodium Alginate

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E162 Beetroot red , E300 Ascorbic acid , E401 Sodium alginate , E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

53% Hydrated Pea Protein, Water, Shea Fat, Natural Flavouring, Rapeseed Oil, Fava Bean Protein, Stabiliser: Methyl Cellulose; Potato Starch, Colours: Beetroot Red, Plain Caramel; Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid; Apple Extract, Thickener: Sodium Alginate

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • E162 Beetroot red Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • 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.
  • E461 Methyl cellulose 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 vegetarian hamburgers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 71% of the vegetarian hamburgers 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 21 vegetarian hamburgers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4335619124912, last edited 25 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.