Is Delizie di Calabria Nduja ultra-processed?

180 g Meat preparations Sold in Finland and France

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Nduja-korv 90% (svinfett, svinkött, chili 26%, salt (processing marker)), solrosolja (processing marker)

As written on the pack

Nduja-korv 90% [svinfett, svinkött, chili (26%), salt], solrosolja.

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 72% of the meat preparations 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8007548001812, last edited 19 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.