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Is Glensallagh Crumbed irish ham ultra-processed?

320 Hams Sold in Ireland

Pack of Glensallagh Crumbed irish ham

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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

Cooked and crumbed sliced ham formed from cuts of cured Irish por Storage Instruct Once opened, cons use by date, Not sui by (see front of pack Ingredients 81% Irish Pork), Water, Breadcrumb Dressing 2% (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Paprika, Salt, Yeast), Salt, Pork Gelatine, Dextrose, Pork Protein, Stabilisers (Diphosphates), Triphosphates, Tapioca Starch, Buffered Vinegar, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Preservative (Sodium Nitrite), including Cereals containing Gluten

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E300 Ascorbic acid , E428 Gelatine , E450 Diphosphates , E451 Triphosphates

As written on the pack

Cooked and crumbed sliced ham formed from cuts of cured Irish por Storage Instruct Once opened, cons use by date. Not sui by: see front of pack Ingredients 81% Irish Pork, Water, 2% Breadcrumb Dressing (Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Paprika, Salt, Yeast), Salt, Pork Gelatine, Dextrose, Pork Protein, Stabilisers: Diphosphates, Triphosphates; Tapioca Starch, Buffered Vinegar Powder, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid; Preservative: Sodium Nitrite. Allergy Advice For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold.

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.

  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E451 Triphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

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.
5 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.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 223 hams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 198th. 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 20629243, last edited 2 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.