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Is M&s Collection British Free Range 12 Pork Chipolatas ultra-processed?

Pork sausages Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&s Collection British Free Range 12 Pork Chipolatas

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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

British Free Range Pork 97%, Sea Salt (Rice Flour Gram Flour Cornflour Salt Dextrose), 5 Water Ground Spices (Black Pepper White Pepper Mace Ginger), Dried Onions, Stabiliser (e451 Preservative), e223, W, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid, Sage, Sausages filled into natural sheep casings)

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E300 Ascorbic acid , E451 Triphosphates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E451 Triphosphates.

As written on the pack

British Free Range Pork (97%). Sea Salt Gluten Free Crumb (Rice Flour Gram Flour Cornflour Salt Dextrose). • • • . 5 Water Ground Spices (Black Pepper White Pepper Mace Ginger) Dried Onions. Stabiliser: E451 Preservative: E223 . W . . (Sulphites) Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid. Dried Sage. Sausages filled into natural sheep casings.

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.
3 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 pork sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 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 29098583, last edited 31 May 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.