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Is Vemondo Mix for vegans - Burgers ultra-processed?

150g Hamburgers Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Vemondo Mix for vegans - 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:

  • 35 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed 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

Textured Pea Protein 50% (Pea Protein, Pea), Maize Semolina, Spices (Onion, Garlic, White Pepper), Thickener (Methyl Cellulose), Rice Semolina, Flavouring, Rapeseed Oil, Caramelised Sugar Syrup (Caramelised Sugar, Maltodextrin), Sugar, Salt, Colour (Betanin), Sunflower Seeds, Smoke Flavouring, Preparation Instructions (The following are guidelines only, Some appliances may vary, To fry), Mix 150g burger mix with 300ml very cold water, Allow mix to stand in the refrigerator for approx, 30 minutes, Form 5-6 burger patties, Gently heat a little oil in a frying pan, Fry burger patties over a medium temperature for 3-4 minutes, turning halfway through cooking time, Ensure food is piping hot and cooked throughout before serving, Do not reheat

Additives: E162 Beetroot red , E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

50% Textured Pea Protein (Pea Protein, Pea Extract), Maize Semolina, Spices (Onion, Garlic Powder, White Pepper), Thickener: Methyl Cellulose; Rice Semolina, Flavouring, Rapeseed Oil, Caramelised Sugar Syrup (Caramelised Sugar, Maltodextrin), Sugar, Salt, Colour: Betanin; Sunflower Seeds, Smoke Flavouring. Allergy Advice: May contain Celery, Egg, Milk, Mustard, Nuts, Sesame, Soya and Cereals containing Gluten. Preparation Instructions: The following are guidelines only. Some appliances may vary. To fry: Mix 150g burger mix with 300ml very cold water. Allow mix to stand in the refrigerator for approx. 30 minutes. Form 5-6 burger patties. Gently heat a little oil in a frying pan. Fry burger patties over a medium temperature for 3-4 minutes, turning halfway through cooking time. Ensure food is piping hot and cooked throughout before serving. Do not reheat.

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 hamburgers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 51st. 62% of the 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 60 hamburgers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489644378, last edited 27 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.