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Is Brussels Pate ultra-processed?

175 g Pâté Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Brussels Pate

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed Pâté

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 Liver 31%, Pork Fat, Pork Meat 17%, Water, Onions, Salt, Dextrose, e472c, e325, Spices, e412, Vegetable Fibre, e300, e301, e250, e262, Pork

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E262 Sodium acetates , E300 Ascorbic acid , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E325 Sodium lactate , E412 Guar gum , E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Pork Liver (31%), Pork Fat, Pork Meat (17%), Water, Onions, Salt, Dextrose, Emulsifier: E472c, Stabiliser: E325, Spices, Thickener: E412, Vegetable Fibre, Antioxidant: E300, E301, Preservatives: E250, E262. Pork origin: EU.

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.

  • E325 Sodium 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.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 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.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
3 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 39 Pâté

From least to most processed, this one ranks 36th. 77% of the Pâté 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 39 Pâté, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5099474421003, last edited 12 August 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.