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Is Cauldron Lincolnshire sausages ultra-processed?

276g Vegetarian sausages Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Cauldron Lincolnshire sausages

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:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed vegetarian sausages

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

Textured Vegetable Protein 45%, Water, Soya Protein, Potato Starch, Wheat Gluten, Stabiliser (Dicalcium Phosphate), Water, Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Lincolnshire Seasoning 5% (Yeast Extract, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Herbs, Fructose, White Pepper, Rusk (Wheat Flour, Salt, Raising Agent (Ammonium Bicarbonate)), Barley Malt Extract, Carrot Powder, Leek, Sage, Nutmeg), Free Range Egg White, Soya Protein, Stabiliser (Methylcellulose)

Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E461 Methyl cellulose , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate , E508 Potassium chloride

As written on the pack

Rehydrated Textured Vegetable Protein 45% (Water, Soya Protein, Potato Starch, Wheat Gluten, Stabiliser (Dicalcium Phosphate), Water, Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Lincolnshire Seasoning 5% (Yeast Extract, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Herbs, Fructose, White Pepper, Rusk (Wheat Flour, Salt, Raising Agent: Ammonium Bicarbonate), Barley Malt Extract, Carrot Powder, Leek Powder, Sage Extract, Nutmeg Extract), Dried Free Range Egg White, Soya Protein, Stabiliser: Methylcellulose.

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.

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn 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.

  • 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 84 vegetarian sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 96% of the vegetarian sausages 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 84 vegetarian sausages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5013683305527, last edited 12 May 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.