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Is Ashfield Wafer Thin British Cooked Ham ultra-processed?

120 g Hams Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Ashfield Wafer Thin British Cooked Ham

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:

  • 11 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed hams

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

pork 98%, Salt, Sugar, Stabilisers (Triphosphates), Antioxidant (Sodium Ascorbate), Preservative (Sodium Nitrite If you an entirely stifled with this product please return it to the store where it was purchased and we will be pleased to replace and refund it, This does not affect your statutory rights TRAY Recycle NUTRITION This pack contains TYPICAL VALUES Per 100g Per slice, approx 13 Energy 457kJ)

Additives: E301 Sodium ascorbate , E451 Triphosphates

As written on the pack

PORK (98%), Salt, Sugar, Stabilisers: Triphosphates; Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate; Preservative: Sodium Nitrite If you an entirely stifled with this product please return it to the store where it was purchased and we will be pleased to replace or refund it. This does not affect your statutory rights TRAY Recycle NUTRITION This pack contains TYPICAL VALUES Per 100g Per slice (approx 13 Energy 457kJ/

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.

  • E451 Triphosphates 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.
4 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.

  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 223 hams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 95th. 65% of the hams 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 223 hams, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061462013850, 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.