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Is Sainsburys Sainsbury's Baked Beans & Pork Sausages by Sainsbury's ultra-processed?

Baked beans in tomato sauce Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsburys Sainsbury's Baked Beans & Pork Sausages by Sainsbury's

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:

  • 43 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed baked beans in tomato sauce

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

Haricot Beans 40%, Tomatoes 32%, Sausages 16% (Pork Water, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin Thiamin), Pork Fat, Potato Starch, Salt, Lactose (Cows' Milk), Stabiliser (Diphosphates), Beef Casing, Yeast Extract, Pepper Extract, Sage, Nutmeg, Mace, Cayenne, Ginger Extract, Sunflower Oil), Water, Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Salt, Onion Powder, Maltodextrin, Paprika Powder 0631419 P0175 03.21 Rapeseed Oil, Flavouring, Paprika Extract, including cereals containing gluten, 1, 2 can counts as 1 of your 5 a-day Aim for at least 5 different portions of fruit and vega day, Fresh, frozen, dried, canned and juice all count Source of protein (Protein supports the growth and maintenance of muscle mass, Enjoy as part of a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle 201)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E201 Sodium sorbate , E450 Diphosphates

As written on the pack

Haricot Beans (40%), Tomatoes (32%), Sausages (16%) (Pork Water, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin Thiamin), Pork Fat, Potato Starch, Salt, Lactose (Cows' Milk), Stabiliser Diphosphates, Beef Casing, Yeast Extract, Pepper Extract, Sage Extract, Nutmeg Extract, Mace Extract, Cayenne Extract, Ginger Extract, Sunflower Oil), Water, Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Salt, Onion Powder, Maltodextrin, Paprika Powder 0631419 P0175 03.21 Rapeseed Oil, Flavouring, Paprika Extract. Allergy advice: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. 1/2 can counts as 1 of your 5 a-day Aim for at least 5 different portions of fruit or vega day. Fresh, frozen, dried, canned and juice all count Source of protein: Protein supports the growth and maintenance of muscle mass. Enjoy as part of a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle 201

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.

  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 114 baked beans in tomato sauce

From least to most processed, this one ranks 113th. 82% of the baked beans in tomato sauce 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 114 baked beans in tomato sauce, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00631419, last edited 30 July 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.