A veggie burger is a hamburger-style patty that does not contain animal products.

The patty of a veggie burger may be made from vegetables, textured vegetable protein, legumes, nuts, mushrooms or grains or seeds.

The veggie burger, by name, may have been created in London in 1982 by Gregory Sams, who called it the ‘VegeBurger’.

In places such as India where vegetarianism is widespread, McDonald’s and KFC serve veggie burgers.

Since February 2010, McDonald’s Germany, its fourth-biggest global market, is serving veggie burgers in all its restaurants.