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Is Ye Olde Oak 8 Hot Dogs ultra-processed?

184g Sausages Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Ye Olde Oak 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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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

Hotdogs (Chicken 65%), Water, Starch, Chicken Collagen, Salt, Beef Collagen, Spices, Triphosphates, Polyphosphates, Herbs, Guar Gum, Spice Extracts, Smoke Flavour, Sodium Nitrite, Brine (Water), Salt, Smoke Flavour

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E412 Guar gum , E451 Triphosphates

As written on the pack

Hotdogs: 65% Mechanically Separated Chicken, Water, Starch, Chicken Collagen, Salt, Beef Collagen, Spices, Stabilisers (Triphosphates, Polyphosphates) Herbs, Thickener (Guar Gum), Spice Extracts, Smoke Flavour, Preservative (Sodium Nitrite). Brine: Water, Salt, Smoke Flavour.

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 337 sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 196th. 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 5010431003834, last edited 26 June 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.