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Is Lidl Butcher's choice 8 pork sausages ultra-processed?

454 g Pork sausages Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lidl Butcher's choice 8 pork sausages

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:

  • 51 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed pork sausages

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

8 British pork sausages with seasoning Sage, Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Raising Agent (Ammonium Carbonate, Ingredients 72% British Pork), Water, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Dextrose, Salt, Parsley, Spices (Nutmeg, White Peppe, Coriander), Emulsifier (Triphosphates), Onion, Dried Filled into Beef Collagen Casings, including Cereals containing Gluten, Safety Shning Keep raw meat separate from cooked foods, Wash all surfaces, cutting boards, utensils and hands after handling raw meat, Cooking Instructions The following are guidelines only, Sohe appliances may vary, Remove all packaging before cooking, To grill (Preheat grill to a medium temperature, Grit sausages for 15 minutes), turning occasionally, To oven cook (Preheat oven to 190°C, Fan 170°C, Gas Mark, Place sausages on a lightly greased baking tray and cook in the centre of the oven for 25 minutes), turning halfway through cooking time, Ensure food is piping hot and cooked throughout before serving, Do not reheat, Not suitable for microwave cooking, Salt, grilled as per instructions, This pack contains 4 servings, Storage Instructions Keep refrigerated

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E300 Ascorbic acid , E451 Triphosphates , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503i Ammonium carbonate

As written on the pack

8 British pork sausages with seasoning Sage, Preservative: Sodium Metabisulphite; Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid; Raising Agent: Ammonium Carbonate. Ingredients 72% British Pork, Water, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Dextrose, Salt, Parsley, Spices (Nutmeg, White Peppe, Coriander), Emulsifier: Triphosphates; Onion Powder, Dried Filled into Beef Collagen Casings. No artificial colours or flavourings. Allergy Advice For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold. Safety Shning Keep raw meat separate from cooked foods. Wash all surfaces, cutting boards, utensils and hands after handling raw meat. Cooking Instructions The following are guidelines only. Sohe appliances may vary. Remove all packaging before cooking. To grill: Preheat grill to a medium temperature. Grit sausages for 15 minutes, turning occasionally. To oven cook: Preheat oven to 190°C/Fan 170°C/Gas Mark. Place sausages on a lightly greased baking tray and cook in the centre of the oven for 25 minutes, turning halfway through cooking time. Ensure food is piping hot and cooked throughout before serving. Do not reheat. Not suitable for microwave cooking. 13.0g; Salt 1.23g. *grilled as per instructions. This pack contains 4 servings. Storage Instructions Keep refrigerated.

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.

  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • 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.
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.
  • Sausages Products in the category "Sausages" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 pork sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 48th. 89% of the pork sausages 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 55 pork sausages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489111641, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.