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Is Lidl Ardennes Pâté ultra-processed?

Liver Pâtés Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lidl Ardennes Pâté

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed liver Pâtés

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 41%, Pork Fat 28%, Water, Pork 4%, Salt, Starch (Potato, Tapioca), Milk Protein, Sugar, Onion, Herbs, Spices, Spice Extracts, Emulsifiers (Triphosphates), Polyphosphates, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid), Sodium Acetate, Antioxidants (Ascorbic Acid), Sodium Ascorbate, Preservative (Sodium)

Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E262i Sodium acetate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E330 Citric acid , E451 Triphosphates , E452 Polyphosphates

As written on the pack

41% Pork Liver, 28% Pork Fat, Water, 4% Pork, Salt, Starch (Potato, Tapioca), Milk Protein, Sugar, Onion, Herbs, Spices, Spice Extracts, Emulsifiers: Triphosphates, Polyphosphates; Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Sodium Acetate; Antioxidants: Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Ascorbate; Preservative: Sodium

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.

  • 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.
  • E452 Polyphosphates 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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 liver Pâtés

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 90% of the liver Pâtés 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 20 liver Pâtés, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20837624, 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.
  • 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.