Is Finnebrogue Naked Wafer Thin Ham Slices ultra-processed?

Hams Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

14 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed hams

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

British and Irish Pork 86%, Water, Potato Starch (processing marker), Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Downpatrick, BT309UP 2 Ely Place, St Peter's, Dublin D02 FR58 To find out more visit (finnebrogue.com fOT Contains approximately 25 slices 2 slices (approx), provides), Energy Fat 60k Saturates Sugars Salt

As written on the pack

British or Irish Pork (86%), Water, Potato Starch, Natural Flavourings, Salt, Sugar. Packaged in a protective atmosphere Made in the UK using prime British or Irish pork for Finnebrogue, Downpatrick, BT309UP 2 Ely Place, St Peter's, Dublin D02 FR58 To find out more visit: finnebrogue.com fOT Contains approximately 25 slices 2 slices (approx 16g) provides: Energy Fat 60k Saturates Sugars Salt

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

4 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.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 223 hams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 86th. 65% of the hams 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 223 hams, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060055255591, last edited 14 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.