Is Sainsbury's taste the difference Lincolnshire sausages ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 22 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed sausages
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
British Pork 90%, Water, Rice Flour, Sage, Tapioca Starch (processing marker), Onion, Gram Flour, Salt (processing marker), Marjoram, Parsley, Thyme, Oregano, White Pepper, Cracked Black Pepper, Ginger, Mace, Stabiliser (Sodium Triphosphate (ultra-processing marker)), Yeast Extract, Preservative (processing marker) (Sodium Metabisulphite), Maize Starch (processing marker)
Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E451 Triphosphates , E451i Pentasodium triphosphate
As written on the pack
British Pork (90%), Water, Rice Flour, Sage, Tapioca Starch, Onion, Gram Flour, Salt, Marjoram, Parsley, Thyme, Oregano, White Pepper, Cracked Black Pepper, Ginger, Mace, Stabiliser: Sodium Triphosphate, Yeast Extract, Preservative: Sodium Metabisulphite (Sulphites), Maize Starch.
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.
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.
Among 337 sausages
From least to most processed, this one ranks 115th. 80% of the sausages here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01270624, last edited 21 April 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.