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Is Aldi Sage onion stuffing ultra-processed?

Stuffing Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Sage onion stuffing

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed stuffing

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Breadcrumb (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Raising Agent (Ammonium Carbonates)), onion 10%, dried onion 5%, Palm Oil, Salt, sage 2%, Parsley, Barley Malt

Additives: E503 Ammonium carbonates

As written on the pack

Breadcrumb (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Raising Agent: Ammonium Carbonates), ONION POWDER (10%), DRIED ONION (5%), Palm Oil, Salt, DRIED SAGE (2%), Dried Parsley, Dried Barley Malt Extract.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 stuffing

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 35% of the stuffing here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 20 stuffing, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600389875, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.