Is Aldi Bockwurst Sausages ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 12 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Pork 70%, Water, Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Stabiliser (Diphosphates (ultra-processing marker)), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Spices, Spice Extracts, Preservative (processing marker) (Sodium Nitrite (processing marker))
Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E300 Ascorbic acid , E450 Diphosphates
As written on the pack
Pork (70%), Water, Salt, Sugar, Stabiliser: Diphosphates, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid, Spices, Spice Extracts, Preservative: Sodium Nitrite
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.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
6 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.
- E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
- Sausages Products in the category "Sausages" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 55 pork sausages
From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 89% of the pork sausages here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600146232, last edited 28 May 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.