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Is Sainsbury's 2 Scotch Eggs ultra-processed?

226g Eggs Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Sainsbury's 2 Scotch Eggs

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed eggs

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

Whole Egg 37%, British Pork 26%, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Pork Fat, Salt, White Pepper, Black Pepper, Nutmeg, Yeast Extract, Sage, Marjoram, Paprika Extract, Yeast

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Whole Egg (37%), British Pork (26%), Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Pork Fat, Salt, White Pepper, Black Pepper, Nutmeg, Yeast Extract, Sage, Marjoram, Paprika Extract, Yeast

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.

1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 165 eggs

From least to most processed, this one ranks 152nd. 10% of the eggs 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 165 eggs, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00351010, last edited 18 September 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.