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Is Co-op British Pork All Day Breakfast ultra-processed?

210g Sandwiches Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Co-op British Pork All Day Breakfast

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:

  • 96 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sandwiches

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

Ingredients White Bread 43% (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Wheat Protein, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, Rapeseed Oil, Ascorbic acid, Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch), Pork Sausage 21%, Pork, Water, Rusk (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salt), Potato Starch, Seasoning (Salt, White Pepper, Nutmeg, Ginger, Mace, Cayenne Pepper), Pork Rind, Rapeseed Oil, Parsley, Sage, Pork Fat, Flavouring (Yeast Extract, Salt, Sugar), Egg Mayonnaise 19%, Hard Boiled Egg, Reduced Fat Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt), Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), White Wine Vinegar, Salt), Salt, White Pepper, Tomato Sauce 10% (Water, Sugar, Tomato Paste, Spirit Vinegar, Cornflour, Salt, White Pepper), Smoked Bacon 7% (Pork Belly, Salt, Water, Flavouring, Sodium ascorbate, Sodium nitrite, Potassium nitrate), Pork 22%, Calcium alginate

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E252 Potassium nitrate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E404 Calcium alginate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Ingredients White Bread (43%) (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Wheat Protein, Emulsifiers (Mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, Mono - and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic acid), Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch), Pork Sausage (21%) (Pork, Water, Rusk (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salt), Potato Starch, Seasoning (Salt, White Pepper, Nutmeg, Ginger, Mace, Cayenne Pepper), Pork Rind, Rapeseed Oil, Parsley, Sage, Pork Fat, Flavouring (Yeast Extract, Salt, Sugar)), Egg Mayonnaise (19%) (Hard Boiled Egg, Reduced Fat Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt), Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), White Wine Vinegar, Salt), Salt, White Pepper), Tomato Sauce (10%) (Water, Sugar, Tomato Paste, Spirit Vinegar, Cornflour, Salt, White Pepper), Smoked Bacon (7%) (Pork Belly, Salt, Smoked Water, Flavouring, Antioxidant (Sodium ascorbate), Preservatives (Sodium nitrite, Potassium nitrate)). 22% Pork. Calcium alginate.

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.

8 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.
  • E252 Potassium nitrate 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 324 sandwiches

From least to most processed, this one ranks 194th. 82% of the sandwiches 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 324 sandwiches, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128618663, last edited 3 September 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.