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Is Sainsbury’s Fresh garden herb pork sausages ultra-processed?

Sausages Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury’s Fresh garden herb 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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed 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 Pork 88%, Water, Fresh Parsley 2%, Sea Salt, Sage 0.5%, Lemon Zest, Tapioca Starch, Thyme, Black Pepper, White Onion, Nutmeg, Stabiliser (Diphosphates), Coriander Seed, Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid)

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E300 Ascorbic acid , E450 Diphosphates

As written on the pack

British Pork (88%), Water, Fresh Parsley (2.0%), Sea Salt, Fresh Sage (0.5%), Lemon Zest, Tapioca Starch, Thyme, Black Pepper, White Onion, Nutmeg, Stabiliser: Diphosphates; Coriander Seed, Preservative: Sodium Metabisulphite (Sulphites); Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid.

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.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
5 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 337 sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 113th. 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 5063334012137, last edited 13 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.