leastprocessed
HOME/MEAT/FREE RANGE BEECH SMOKED BACK BACON
product photo
Bback of pack
Iingredients panel
Nnutrition panel
WAITROSE

Free Range Beech Smoked Back Bacon

ranked #582 of 2410 in meat
Least processed#582 / 2410Healthiest#1297 / 1915Lowest sugar#451 / 2052✓ Palm-oil-free
1.6k people were looking for best meat this week
0
Highly processed
NOVA · 3 · 7 INGREDIENTS · 3 ADDITIVES
Highly processed. 7 ingredients including 3 additives — still recognisable food, but processed.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
46
Healthiness
40
Low sugar
100
Low calorie
60
Low salt
25
High protein
80
High fibre
0
Nutrient density
25
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.
At·Waitrose
Buy on Amazon →We may earn a small commission when you buy through these links. It never changes the price you pay, and never influences our score. leastprocessed.com is independent and self-funded.
Barcode · 5000169269206 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
The ledger · every product starts at 100
From 100 to 46.
INGREDIENT
NOTE
Δ
Starting balance100
Pork loin97%
see related (2)
0
sea salt~03%
see related (1)
whole / basic0
preservatives~03%
0
sodium nitrate
0
sodium nitrite
0
antioxidant~03%
0
sodium ascorbate
0
FinalNOVA · 3 · Highly processed46

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.
leastprocessed