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Is Morrisons Wafer Thin Honey Cured Ham ultra-processed?

170g Cured hams Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons Wafer Thin Honey Cured 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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed cured 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

Pork 82%, Water, Honey 3%, Preservatives (potassium lactate, sodium acetates, sodium nitrite), Salt, Sucrose, Stabilisers (triphosphates, diphosphates), Spirit vinegar, Antioxidant (sodium ascorbate)

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E262 Sodium acetates , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E326 Potassium lactate , E450 Diphosphates , E451 Triphosphates

As written on the pack

Pork (82%), Water, Honey (3%), Preservatives (potassium lactate, sodium acetates, sodium nitrite), Salt, Sucrose, Stabilisers (triphosphates, diphosphates), Spirit vinegar, Antioxidant (sodium ascorbate).

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.

  • E326 Potassium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
  • 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.
6 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.
  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 50 cured hams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 42nd. 32% of the cured 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 50 cured hams, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010525078984, last edited 3 July 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.