Large Sausage Roll

Unknown brand

5055115833871

Processing

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

0 we grade moderate or higher

3 of them not yet assessed here

Nutrients

–

Nothing above the low band

Or no figures recorded at all

Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.

Additives (4)

This label lists 1 acidity regulator, 1 antioxidant, 1 emulsifier and 1 preservative.

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
Emulsifier Low limited evidence

What it is. Fat derived emulsifiers, closely related to ordinary dietary fats.

Why it is used. One of the most used additives in food: bread, margarine, ice cream, cakes and sauces.

What the evidence says. The body handles these much as it handles other fats, and EFSA's re-evaluation raised no safety concern at the levels used. They sit in the same broad emulsifier and gut microbiome research question as the others, which remains unsettled.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted without a numerical limit. The fat source is not always stated, which matters for some diets rather than for safety.

Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E471

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

E221 Sodium sulphite preservative
E301 Sodium ascorbate antioxidant
E451 Triphosphates acidity regulator

Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.

Ingredients

Sausage Rolls [Ingredients: PUFF PASTRY: Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Water, Palm Oil, Palm Stearin, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Emulsifier (Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids), Concentrated Lemon Juice FILLING: Water, Pork (9%), Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Pork Fat, Potato Starch, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Herbs [Sage, Marjoram, Thyme, Oregano], Spices [White Pepper, Nutmeg], Dextrose, Preservative (Sodium Sulphite), Emulsifier (Pentasodium Triphosphate), Yeast Extract, Antioxidant (Sodium Ascorbate), Spice Extracts [Pepper, Sage, Ginger, Nutmeg Capsicum], Herb Extracts [Sage, Marjoram, Thyme, Rosemary, Basil) GLAZE: Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Cornflour, Pea Protein, Tapioca Starch] Allergy Advice: Allergens in the ingredient list are shown Bold. Due to instore handling this product may contain other allergens. 395 kcals per 1 Serving (adults need around

As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.

Processing level

NOVA group 4: Ultra-processed

Industrial formulations with additives, isolates and ingredients you would not cook with at home. The strongest modern evidence links high intake of these to poorer health outcomes.

Nutrients per 100g

Fat

–

No data

Saturates

–

No data

Sugars

–

No data

Salt

–

No data

Judged on the UK FSA front of pack thresholds for solid foods. A dash means the source has no figure, which is not the same as a low one.

Where this came from

Product data from Open Food Facts, which is crowd sourced and can be incomplete or out of date. Photograph from the same source, under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike licence. Open Food Facts last changed this record on 1 June 2025, and our copy is from 20 August 2026. The source is checked every night, and a product is rewritten here only when its record there changes. Something wrong? Correcting it at the source fixes it here and everywhere else that uses the same data. If the problem is one of our additive assessments, tell us.

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