Sainsburys Nutri-Score A NOVA 3

Chicken breasts with smoked bacon

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Product Insight: Chicken breasts with smoked bacon

Chicken breasts with smoked bacon by Sainsburys is tracked in PlainIngredients with 1 identified ingredient and carries an overall safety rating of 2 out of 5 — a Caution-to-High-Risk tier driven by one or more flagged ingredients. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 3 (Processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is A, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 0 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.

Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.

Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes

2
Caution
Average ingredient safety: 2 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
0
Low Risk / Safe
A
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

3
NOVA Group 3
Processed foods

Processed foods are relatively simple products made by adding salt, oil, sugar, or other culinary ingredients to whole foods.

Full Ingredients List

British Chicken Breast (83%), Smoked Streaky Bacon with added Water (9%) (British Pork Belly (87%), Water, Salt, Brown Sugar, Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Potassium Nitrate; Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate), Grated Medium Mature Cheddar Cheese (Cows' Milk) (6%). Allergy advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. 0g Safety: Although every care has been taken to g remove all bones, some may remain. p

Data Sources

  • Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
  • FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
  • EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008

Product Details

Barcode
00273626
Nutri-Score
Grade A
NOVA Group
3 — Processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Sainsbury's

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