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Is Deluxe BRUSSELS PÂTÉ WITH CARAMELISED SHALLOTS A S ultra-processed?

Prepared meats Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 50 ingredients
  • 11 additives

Less processed prepared meats

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 Pâté with added Milk Protein 90%, Shallots 90% (Pork Liver 31%, Pork Fat 20%, Water, Shallots 8% (Shallots, Sugar, Sunflower Oil), Pork Rind, Salt, Potato Starch, Antioxidants (Sodium Ascorbate), Potassium Lactate, Emulsifier (Citric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Dried Onions, Spices, Spice Extracts, Natural Flavouring, Glucose Syrup, Dextrose, Tomatoes, Milk Protein, Bamboo Fibre, Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite), Potassium Acetates), Apricot Flavoured Jelly 10% (Water, Apricot Purée, Glucose Syrup, Gelling Agent (Carrageenan), Emulsifier (Glycerol), White Vinegar, Natural Flavouring, Shallots 5% (Shallots 84%, Sugar), Pork Gelatine, Colour (Plain Caramel), Salt, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Antioxidant (Citric Acid))

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E202 Potassium sorbate , E250 Sodium nitrite , E261 Potassium acetate , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E326 Potassium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan , E422 Glycerol , E428 Gelatine , E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

90% Pork Liver Pâté with added Milk Protein and Caramelised Shallots (31% Pork Liver, 20% Pork Fat, Water, 8% Caramelised Shallots [Shallots, Sugar, Sunflower Oil], Pork Rind, Salt, Potato Starch, Antioxidants: Sodium Ascorbate, Potassium Lactate; Emulsifier: Citric Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Dried Onions, Spices, Spice Extracts, Natural Flavouring, Glucose Syrup, Dextrose, Tomatoes, Milk Protein, Bamboo Fibre, Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Potassium Acetates), 10% Apricot Flavoured Jelly (Water, Apricot Purée, Glucose Syrup, Gelling Agent: Carrageenan; Emulsifier: Glycerol; White Vinegar, Natural Flavouring, 5% Caramelised Shallots [84% Shallots, Sugar], Pork Gelatine, Colour: Plain Caramel; Salt, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate; Antioxidant: Citric Acid). Allergy Advice

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • 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.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • 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.
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  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.

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.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • 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.
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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate 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.
  • 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 882 prepared meats

From least to most processed, this one ranks 882nd. 73% of the prepared meats 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 882 prepared meats, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489739524, last edited 11 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.