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Is Sainsbury's New Yorker Inspired ultra-processed?

Sandwiches filled with cold cuts Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's New Yorker Inspired

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:

  • 62 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sandwiches filled with cold cuts

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

Dark Rye Bread (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rye Flour, Wheat Gluten, Malted Barley Flour, Yeast, Salt, Emulsifiers (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Rapeseed Oil, Wheat Flour, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Wheat Starch), Pastrami 18% (British Beef, Salt, Water, Sugar, Coriander, Black Pepper, Stabiliser (Tetrapotassium Diphosphate), Paprika, Preservative (Sodium Nitrite), Pimento, Chilli, Flavouring), Tomatoes, American Style Mustard Mayonnaise Mix 8% (Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Concentrated Lemon Juice, White Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Mustard Seed), Water, Spirit Vinegar, Mustard, Mustard, Turmeric, Cornflour, Salt), Emmental Cheese 8% (Cows' Milk), Gherkin 8%, Spinach, Butter (Cows' Milk)

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E300 Ascorbic acid , E450 Diphosphates , E450v Tetrapotassium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Dark Rye Bread (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rye Flour, Wheat Gluten, Malted Barley Flour, Yeast, Salt, Emulsifiers: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono - and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Rapeseed Oil, Wheat Flour, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid; Wheat Starch), Pastrami (18%) (British Beef, Salt, Water, Sugar, Coriander, Black Pepper, Stabiliser: Tetrapotassium Diphosphate; Paprika, Preservative: Sodium Nitrite; Pimento Extract, Chilli Extract, Flavouring), Tomatoes, American Style Mustard Mayonnaise Mix (8%) (Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Concentrated Lemon Juice, White Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Mustard Seed), Water, Spirit Vinegar, Mustard Flour, Mustard Bran, Turmeric, Cornflour, Salt), Emmental Cheese (8%) (Cows' Milk), Gherkin (8%), Spinach, Butter (Cows' Milk).

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.

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
9 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.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 sandwiches filled with cold cuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 83% of the sandwiches filled with cold cuts 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 24 sandwiches filled with cold cuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00236959, last edited 4 June 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.