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Is Tesco Sausage rolls ultra-processed?

Appetizers Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Sausage rolls

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed appetizers

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

water, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, njacin, thiamin), pork belly 16%, palm oil, salt, sage, caramelised sugar, white pepper, raising agent (ammonium carbonate), nutmeg, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil made using british and eu pork, including cereals containing gluten, caution although every care has been taken to remove bones, some may remain, nutrition when cooked according to instructions typical values per 2 sausage rolls, % ri* for an ri* average adult 8400kj

Additives: E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503i Ammonium carbonate

As written on the pack

water. wheat flour [wheat flour. calcium carbonate. iron. njacin. thiamin]. pork belly (16%), palm oil, salt. sage, caramelised sugar. white pepper. raising agent (ammonium carbonate). nutmeg. sunflower oil and/or rapeseed oil made using british and eu pork. allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. caution although every care has been taken to remove bones, some may remain. nutrition when cooked according to instructions typical values per 2 sausage rolls 100g (26g**) % ri* for an ri* average adult 8400kj

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,498 appetizers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 848th. 64% of the appetizers 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 2,498 appetizers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753896607, 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.
  • 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.