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Is Highland game Venison Meatballs ultra-processed?

Meat balls Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Highland game Venison Meatballs

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed meat balls

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

Venison 56%, Pork 15%, Water, Pea flour, Pork Fat, Salt, Spices Rubbed Herbs, Garlic, Preservative (Sodium metabisulphite), Antioxidant (Sodium Ascorbate), Sodium Citrate, Flavouring Preparation (Herb, Spice Extracts), Acid (Citric Acid)

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates

As written on the pack

Venison 56%, Pork 15%, Water, Pea flour, Pork Fat, Salt, Spices Rubbed Herbs, Garlic Powder, Preservative: Sodium metabisulphite, Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Citrate, Flavouring Preparation (Herb and Spice Extracts), Acid: Citric Acid

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.
2 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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 47 meat balls

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 74% of the meat balls 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 47 meat balls, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060120620408, last edited 27 March 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.