Is THE deli Spanish Dry Cured Spicy Pork (Chorizo Salami) ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 18 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed chorizos
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
nutrition pork, lactose (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), dextrin (ultra-processing marker), paprika, casein (ultra-processing marker), dextrose (ultra-processing marker), garlic, emulsifier (ultra-processing marker), diphosphates oregano, fennel, antioxidant (sodium ascorbate), preservative (processing marker) (potassium nitrate (processing marker)), sodium nitrite (processing marker), no artifical colours and flavouring typical values per (ener)
Additives: E1400 Dextrin , E250 Sodium nitrite , E252 Potassium nitrate , E301 Sodium ascorbate
As written on the pack
nutrition pork, lactose (milk), salt, dextrin, paprika, casein (milk), dextrose, garlic, emulsifier, diphosphates oregano, fennel, antioxidant: sodium ascorbate, preservative: potassium nitrate, sodium nitrite, made with 126g of raw pork per 100g of finished product, allergy advice:for allergens, see ingredients in bold, no artifical colours or flavouring typical values per 100g: ener
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.
- E1400 Dextrin Dextrin is starch partly broken down by heat or acid, used as a thickener, binder and coating.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.
- Casein Casein is the main protein in milk, separated industrially and used to bind, emulsify and add protein.
- Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.
- 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.
- E252 Potassium nitrate 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.
- Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 26 chorizos
From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 65% of the chorizos here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600046518, last edited 24 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.