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Is Richmond Thick Pork Sausages ultra-processed?

Sausages Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Richmond Thick 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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

20 Thick Frozen Pork Sausages Pork 42%, Water, Rusk (wheat), Pork Fat, Starch (wheat), SOYA Protein, Salt, Stabilisers (Diphosphates), Guar Gum", Sodium Alginate, Flavourings, Preservative (Sodium MetabiSULPHITE), Antioxidants (Ascorbic Acid), Alpha Tocopherol, Colour (Carmine, Casing), Beef Collagen *Avegetable-based ingredient that helps keep our sausages succulent, This just keeps them fresh for longer! Allergy advice, STORAGE INFORMATION Food freezer until Best Before End, Star marked refrigerator frozen compartment No need to thaw, If thawed, cook within 12 hours of removal until Best Before 1month 1 week, from the freezer, Do not refreeze once defrosted

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E300 Ascorbic acid , E307 Alpha-tocopherol , E401 Sodium alginate , E412 Guar gum , E450 Diphosphates

As written on the pack

20 Thick Frozen Pork Sausages Pork (42%), Water, Rusk (WHEAT), Pork Fat, Starch (WHEAT), SOYA Protein, Salt, Stabilisers: Diphosphates, Guar Gum", Sodium Alginate; Flavourings, Preservative: Sodium MetabiSULPHITE**; Antioxidants: Ascorbic Acid, Alpha Tocopherol; Colour: Carmine. Casing: Beef Collagen *Avegetable-based ingredient that helps keep our sausages succulent. ** This just keeps them fresh for longer! Allergy advice: For Allergens, see ingredients in BOLD. STORAGE INFORMATION Food freezer until Best Before End. Star marked refrigerator frozen compartment No need to thaw. If thawed, cook within 12 hours of removal until Best Before 1month 1 week. from the freezer. Do not refreeze once defrosted.

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.

  • E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
  • E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 337 sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 311th. 80% of the 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 337 sausages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057624566660, last edited 21 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.