Vegetarian hamburgers
Dr. Praeger's Crunchy Southwestern Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers
10 oz (283 g)
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 24
Dr. Praeger's Crunchy Southwestern Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers scores 24 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Brown sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Crunchy Southwestern Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Molasses minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 1.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 225 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 4.2 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 76.5 = 23.5 → 24
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 225 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 9.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.7 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 32.4 g |
| Sugars | 4.2 g |
| Added sugars | 2.8 g |
| Fiber | 4.2 g |
| Protein | 4.2 g |
| Salt | 1.5 g |
Serving: 1 burger (71 g)
Ingredients
- Sweet potato
- rice flour
- cooked brown rice (water, brown rice)
- cooked black beans (black beans, water)
- expeller pressed canola oil
- sunflower oil
- water
- BBQ sauce (water, sugar, distilled vinegar, brown sugar, tomato paste, molasses, rice starch, pineapple juice concentrate, salt, beet powder (color), garlic powder, natural flavor, spices, smoke flavoring) (not recognized)
- whole grain oats
- onions
- spinach
- turnip greens
- collard greens
- oat bran
- oat fiber
- arrowroot
- salt
- raisin juice concentrate
- whole grain amaranth flour
- garlic
- cornstarch
- salt
- chili pepper powder
- spices
- smoked paprika
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- chipotle chili pepper powder
- cayenne pepper powder
- dextrose (high concern)
- yeast extract
Label text, as published
Sweet potato, rice flour, cooked brown rice (water, brown rice), cooked black beans (black beans, water), expeller pressed canola oil and/or sunflower oil, water, BBQ sauce (water, sugar, distilled vinegar, brown sugar, tomato paste, molasses, rice starch, pineapple juice concentrate, salt, beet powder (color), garlic powder, natural flavor, spices, smoke flavoring), whole grain oats, onions, spinach, turnip greens, collard greens, oat bran, contains less than 2% of oat fiber, arrowroot, salt, raisin juice concentrate, whole grain amaranth flour, garlic, cornstarch, salt, chili pepper powder, spices, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, chipotle chili pepper powder, cayenne pepper powder, dextrose, yeast extract.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Dr. Praeger's
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org