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Is Wikinger 8 Hot Dogs ultra-processed?

550 g Sausages Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Wikinger 8 Hot Dogs

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed sausages

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

poultry meat 40%, pork 33%, water, poultr fat sogrencia protein, spices, spice extracts (contain celery), sugar, stabiliser (e451), ppesetacióin e450, e331ii, antioxidant (e300), preservative (e250), beechwood smoke, apestion with skin, iodized salt (salt, potassium iodate), soya de ev 3 eg chicken, and pork in brine, product of germany, norada mecánicamente agua, es (ingredicntn)

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E300 Ascorbic acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E331ii Disodium citrate , E450 Diphosphates , E451 Triphosphates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E450 Diphosphates.

As written on the pack

40% poultry mechanically separated meat (turkey-, hot dogs made with mechanically separated meat, turkey and sering chicken mechanically separated meat), 33% pork, water, poultr fat sogrencia protein, spices, spice extracts (contain celery), sugar, stabiliser: e451, ppesetacióin e450, e331ii, antioxidant: e300, preservative: e250, beechwood smoke, apestion with skin (turkey, chicken), iodized salt (salt, potassium iodate), soya de ev 3 eg chicken, and pork in brine, traces of mustard, product of germany, norada mecánicamente agua, es: ingredicntn

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.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • 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.
6 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.
  • 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 337 sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 169th. 80% of the sausages 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 337 sausages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4010142026253, last edited 29 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.