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Is Aldi No Sausage Roll ultra-processed?

4 Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi No Sausage Roll

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 57 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

puff pastry 56% (wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, vegetable oils (palm oil, rapeseed oil), salt, emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids)), water, soya protein 6%, šage and onion stuffing (wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), dehydrated onion, salt, sage, raising agents (ammonium carbonates), sodium carbonates, barley malt extract, parsley, vegetable oils (palm oil, sunflower oil)), sunflower oil, modified maize starch, stabiliser (methyl cellulose), salt, mushroom stock (vegetable juices (mushroom, onion), salt, rapeseed oil, water, mushroom powder, sugar, cornflour), onion, sage, white pepper, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, glaze (water, wheat protein)

Additives: E461 Methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E503 Ammonium carbonates

As written on the pack

puff pastry (56%) [wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, vegetable oils (palm oil, rapeseed oil), salt, emulsifier: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids], water, soya protein concentrate (6%), šage and onion stuffing [wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), dehydrated onion, salt, ground sage, raising agents: ammonium carbonates, sodium carbonates, barley malt extract, ground parsley, vegetable oils (palm oil , sunflower oil)], sunflower oil, modified maize starch, stabiliser: methyl cellulose, salt, mushroom stock [concentrated vegetable juices (mushroom, onion), salt, rapeseed oil, water, mushroom powder, sugar, cornflour], onion powder, dried sage, ground white pepper, ground nutmeg, cayenne pepper, glaze (water, wheat protein),

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.

  • E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
5 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600177250, last edited 27 March 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.