Is Ball Park Bun Size Beef ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 13 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed sausages
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Beef, Water, corn syrup, contains 2% and less (salt (processing marker)), potassium lactate (ultra-processing marker), beef stock (ultra-processing marker), sodium phosphates, flavorings (ultra-processing marker), sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite (processing marker), paprika
Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E262 Sodium acetates , E262ii Sodium diacetate , E316 Sodium erythorbate , E326 Potassium lactate
As written on the pack
Beef, Water, corn syrup, contains 2% or less: salt, potassium lactate, hydrolized beef stock, sodium phosphates, flavorings, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, extractives of paprika.
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.
- E326 Potassium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Beef broth An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
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.
- 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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 337 sausages
From least to most processed, this one ranks 216th. 80% of the sausages here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0054500193298, last edited 14 April 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.