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Is Sage onion and lemon stuffing ultra-processed?

Stuffing Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed stuffing

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

White Breadcrumb 57% (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salt, Yeast), Ciabatta Breadcrumb 19% (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Yeast), Roast Onion 7%, Shallot 6%, Lemon Peel 4.5% (Lemon Peel, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Sage 3.5%, Parsley, Salt, Onion, 11 ing coroals containing aluten

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

White Breadcrumb (57%) (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salt, Yeast), Ciabatta Breadcrumb (19%) (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Yeast), Roast Onion (7%), Shallot (6%), Candied Lemon Peel (4.5%) (Lemon Peel, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Dried Sage (3,5%), Dried Parsley, Salt, Onion Powder. 11 ing coroals containing aluten

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
2 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 stuffing

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 35% of the stuffing 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 stuffing, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01735604, last edited 30 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.