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Dr. Praeger's Black Bean Quinoa Veggie Burgers, Black Bean Quinoa Veggie

Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods, Inc. · Frozen Patties and Burgers · barcode 00080868060194

What stands out

  • Recall

    1 FDA recall names this barcode (2016, closed): possible Listeria. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • Recalls1 FDA recall names this barcode (2016, closed). Details
  • AdditivesNone of the additives we track appear in the ingredients.
  • TypicalFDA's tests of frozen patties and burgers show what's typical. See levels

FDA recalls

Typical for frozen patties and burgers

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Beef, ground, pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Turkey, ground, pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Veggie burger: found in 2 of 3 samples, average 3.47, highest 5.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Beef, ground, pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Turkey, ground, pan-cooked: found in 15 of 27 samples, average 0.85, highest 2.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Veggie burger: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 17, highest 21 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Beef, ground, pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Turkey, ground, pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Veggie burger: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Beef, ground, pan-cooked: found in 24 of 27 samples, average 4.06, highest 8.5 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Turkey, ground, pan-cooked: found in 14 of 27 samples, average 5.54, highest 48 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Veggie burger: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 5.4, highest 5.9 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Beef, ground, regular, pan-cooked: found in 1 of 20 samples, average 0.05, highest 1 ppb (2008-2012)

Left out of the summary above: Perchlorate. FDA measured it in only some of these foods, so the result describes those foods, not the whole kind.

"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.

Not tested

No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

COOKED BLACK BEANS (BLACK BEANS, WATER), COOKED TRI-COLOR QUINOA (QUINOA, WATER), WATER, RED PEPPERS, ROASTED CORN, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, POTATO FLAKES, SOY FLOUR, ONIONS, ARROWROOT POWDER, MASA FLOUR (CORN FLOUR, LIME), SEA SALT, JALAPENO PEPPERS, CILANTRO, ROASTED GARLIC, CHILI POWDER (CHILI PEPPER, SALT, GARLIC, CUMIN, SPICES), LIME POWDER, TOMATO PASTE, CHIPOTLE CHILE PEPPER POWDER

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-11-16. Labels change; check the package.

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