Cured sausages, from least to most processed

We track 99 cured sausages, 77% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Panino Italian Prosciutto Individually rolled with Provolone Cheese.

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What makes cured sausages ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of cured sausages that contain each:

Processed food (23)

  1. 1 Panino Italian Prosciutto Individually rolled with Provolone Cheese Specially Selected · 6 oz NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Salame Zia Bio Pedrazzoli · 70g NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Pepperoni Properoni · 80g NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Chorizo rojano IGP Dulce Artysan · 225g NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Chorizo Properoni · 180g NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Chorizo de Leon Pajariel NOVA group 3
  7. 7 chorizo El Cierzo · 225g NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Chorizo Riojano Martínez Somalo · 280 g NOVA group 3
  9. 9 Chorizo de Aragon El Cierzo De Teruel · 100g NOVA group 3
  10. 10 Sarta de chorizo ibérico Waitrose NOVA group 3
  11. 11 Chorizo de leon NOVA group 3
  12. 12 Chorizo Abbot's · 10 oz NOVA group 3
  13. 13 Original Hungarian Salami Pick · 400g NOVA group 3
  14. 14 pork & beef sticks Prasek’s · 4 oz NOVA group 3
  15. 15 Mini Smoked Meat Stick Fatty · 1 oz NOVA group 3
  16. 16 Beef Chorizo Cacique NOVA group 3
  17. 17 Eko-Salami Kotivara · 100g NOVA group 3
  18. 18 Chicken Sausage KIRKLAND Signature · 48 oz NOVA group 3
  19. 19 Spanish Chorizo Ring Waitrose · 240 g NOVA group 3
  20. 20 Salami Milano Co Op · 100g NOVA group 3
  21. 21 Goikoa Chorizo De Navarra Goikoa · 200 g NOVA group 3
  22. 22 Grass-Fed Beef Sticks KIRKLAND Signature · 13.8 oz NOVA group 3
  23. 23 Salami Spianata Calabra Deluxe · 120 g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (76)

  1. 24 Uncured Pepperoni Hormel · 5 oz NOVA group 4
  2. 25 Salame i chianti vin D.O.C Antica Macellaria Falorni · 125 g NOVA group 4
  3. 26 Bergsteiger 1A-Salami Wiesbauer · 300g NOVA group 4
  4. 27 Kaminwurzerl Alpenfest style · 150 g NOVA group 4
  5. 28 Original Ungarische Salami 1 kg. NOVA group 4
  6. 29 Sorunda chorizo smal Sorunda korvfabrik · 260g NOVA group 4
  7. 30 Skivad salami ICA Basic · 200 g NOVA group 4
  8. 31 Lucifers Love Paul och Thom · 160 g NOVA group 4
  9. 32 Cabanossi Buderus & Heims · 50 g NOVA group 4
  10. 33 Chorizo Sarta Garant · 225 g NOVA group 4
  11. 34 Kalkonsalami med nötkött Qibbla Halal Kött · 200g NOVA group 4
  12. 35 Dansk Inspirerad/Inspireret Salami Danish Crown · 250g NOVA group 4
  13. 36 Paella with Chicken, King Prawns & Chorizo Charlie Bigham’s · 800g NOVA group 4
  14. 37 Original Meatster 10 Minis Meatster · 100 g NOVA group 4
  15. 38 MEATSTER Original Eat+Go · 5 x 25 g NOVA group 4
  16. 39 Spanish Chorizo Tesco Finest NOVA group 4
  17. 40 Smoked pork salami Dulano NOVA group 4
  18. 41 Spicy Spanish Chorizo Tesco Finest · 225 g NOVA group 4
  19. 42 Salami Aldi · 135 g NOVA group 4
  20. 43 Chorizo Consorcio Zeta · 80 g NOVA group 4
  21. 44 Salami Snacks Rainbow · 30 g NOVA group 4
  22. 45 Spanish chorizo de navarra Waitrose NOVA group 4
  23. 46 Chorizo Iberico Noel · 170 g NOVA group 4
  24. 47 Chorizo ring Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  25. 48 Arrabiata Snacksalami Paul och Thom · 100 g NOVA group 4
  26. 49 Spicy Chorizo Ring Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  27. 50 German Salami Tesco · 125 g NOVA group 4
  28. 51 Italian Milano Salami Tesco NOVA group 4
  29. 52 Chili Salami Chips Gøl · 80 g NOVA group 4
  30. 53 Milano Salami Sainsbury's · 86g NOVA group 4
  31. 54 German Salami Slices Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  32. 55 Genoa salame Primo Taglio · 4 oz NOVA group 4
  33. 56 Authentic Spanish Chorizo Ring Specially Selected · 200g NOVA group 4
  34. 57 Reduced fat salami Tesco · 100g NOVA group 4
  35. 58 Salami Milano ICA · 70 g NOVA group 4
  36. 59 Italian Salami Tesco NOVA group 4
  37. 60 Fuet extra Sol&Mar · 170g NOVA group 4
  38. 61 Sliced chorizo Dulano · 120g NOVA group 4
  39. 62 Original Pepperoni Great Value · 6 oz NOVA group 4
  40. 63 Spicy Spanish chorizo Asda · 225g NOVA group 4

Showing the first 40 of 76. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.