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Is Dulano Spicy Pepperoni ultra-processed?

120 g Salami Sold in Ireland

Pack of Dulano Spicy Pepperoni

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed salami

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 Pork, Pork Fat, Salt, Spices, Paprika, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Spice Extracts, Beetroot Juice, Antioxidant (Sodium Ascorbate), Preservative (Sodium Ty Nitrite, Er Allergy Advi)

Additives: E301 Sodium ascorbate

As written on the pack

Ingredients Pork, Pork Fat, Salt, Spices, Paprika, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Spice Extracts, Concentrated Beetroot Juice, Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate; Preservative: Sodium Ty Nitrite. Made with 127g of pork per 100g of finished product. Er Allergy Advi

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 45 salami

From least to most processed, this one ranks 33rd. 84% of the salami 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 45 salami, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20443450, last edited 17 April 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.