Is Sainsbury’s Honey Roast Han ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 9 ingredients
- 3 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Pork 97%, Honey (processing marker) 1%, Salt (processing marker), Stabiliser (Triphosphates (ultra-processing marker)), Antioxidant (Sodium Ascorbate), Preservative (processing marker) (Sodium Nitrite (processing marker))
Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E451 Triphosphates
As written on the pack
Pork (97%), Honey (1%), Salt, Stabiliser: Triphosphates, Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate, Preservative: Sodium Nitrite.
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.
- 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.
4 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.
- Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00494465, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
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