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SAINSBURY'S

Beef meatballs

1 kg · ranked #2 of 19 in beef meatballs
Contains: en:gluten
Least processed#2 / 19Healthiest#2 / 3Lowest sugar#2 / 19✓ Palm-oil-free
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Highly processed
NOVA · 3 · 21 INGREDIENTS · 0 ADDITIVES
Highly processed. 21 ingredients including 0 additives — still recognisable food, but processed.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
38
Healthiness
40
Low sugar
100
Low calorie
60
Low salt
55
High protein
90
High fibre
0
Nutrient density
40
Organic
0
Each facet scores 0–100 independently. The headline score above is currently the processing axis only; we're building a weighted composite (Phase 2 — Sprint C) that blends them.
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Barcode · 00160650 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
The ledger · every product starts at 100
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INGREDIENT
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Starting balance100
British Beef84%
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Water~016%
whole / basic0
Onion~016%
whole / basic0
Calcium Carbonate
0
0
Niacin
0
Salt~016%
whole / basic0
Spices
0
Chilli~016%
0
Ginger~016%
0
Mace~016%
0
Herbs
0
0
Thyme~016%
0
FinalNOVA · 3 · Highly processed38

Per-ingredient deltas come from a published rubric. Additive deltas come from the 468-entry E-number glossary (Open Food Facts taxonomy).

Flagged additives · 0
No flagged additives.
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