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instant mashed potatoes by Sainsbury's

440g · ranked #11 of 20 in instant mashed potatoes
Contains: en:milk, en:sulphur-dioxide-and-sulphites
Least processed#11 / 20Lowest sugar#8 / 18
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Ultra-processed
NOVA · 4 · 12 INGREDIENTS · 4 ADDITIVES
Ultra-processed. 4 additives and 12 ingredients — substantially industrial.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
10
Healthiness
—
Low sugar
100
Low calorie
90
Low salt
75
High protein
0
High fibre
35
Nutrient density
80
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 · 01364569 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
The ledger · every product starts at 100
From 100 to 10.
INGREDIENT
NOTE
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Starting balance100
Dried Potato90%
see related (1)
whole / basic0
Whole Cows'
—0
Milk Powder
see related (3)
whole / basic0
Cream Powder~0–10%
see related (1)
—0
Cows' Milk
see related (2)
whole / basic0
Salt~0–10%
whole / basic0
Mono
—0
and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids
—0
Disodium
—0
Diphosphate
—0
Ascorbic Acid~0–10%
—0
Flavouring~0–10%
flavouring-2
—0
Ascorbyl Palmitate~0–10%
—0
Sodium
—0
Metabisulphite
—0
Sulphites
—0
FinalNOVA · 4 · Ultra-processed10

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

Flagged additives · 1
Industrial fat emulsifier. Hallmark of ultra-processed bread, ice cream, margarine.
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