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The best hams in UK supermarkets, ranked

We ranked 458 hams sold in UK supermarkets using the nutrition panel and ingredients printed on each pack. Of these, 67% are ultra-processed (NOVA group 4) and 75% get a red traffic light for salt. The typical one has 21.6g protein, 0.6g sugar and 1.8g salt per 100g.

458hams compared

67%ultra-processed

75%red for salt

21.6gtypical protein per 100g

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Jump to: Lowest salt · Highest protein · Lowest fat · Fewest additives

The short answer

Lowest salt: Waitrose Cured Breaded Ham (0.56g per 100g)
Highest protein: Lidl Wafer Thin HONEY ROAST HAM (36.8g per 100g)
Lowest fat: Co Op Cherrywood smoked finely sliced ham (0.7g per 100g)
Fewest additives: Finnebrogue Naked Wafer Thin Ham Slices (0)

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Lowest salt hams

Ranked by salt per 100g out of 340 hams with complete labels. At most two per brand.

#	Product	Salt per 100g	Nutri-Score
1	Cured Breaded HamWaitrose	0.56g	A
2	6 Parma Ham SlicesSainsbury's	0.59g	D
3	Honey Roast Ham SlicesSainsbury’s · 120g	0.64g	B
4	Taste the Difference 4 Breaded Yorkshire Cure Ham SlicesSainsbury’s Taste the Difference	0.69g	B
5	Wiltshire Cured HamWaitrose · 130 g	0.88g	C
6	Dry cured hamMarks & Spencer	0.9g	C
7	Ham hock & Chunky eggSimply lunch	1g	C
8	Cooked HamM&S	1.3g	C
9	British Smoked HamAldi · 300 g	1.3g	C
10	British hamMarks & Spencer	1.4g	C

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Highest protein hams

Ranked by protein per 100g out of 367 hams with complete labels. At most two per brand.

#	Product	Protein per 100g	Nutri-Score
1	Wafer Thin HONEY ROAST HAMLidl · 400 g	36.8g	D
2	5 Spanish air dried Serrano ham slicesSainsbury's · 70 g	35g	E
3	Spanish Serrano HamAldi · 100 g	33.2g	E
4	Serrano HamCharcuti · 80g	32g	E
5	Extra Special Spanish Serrano HamAsda	32g	E
6	Jamon SerranoLidl	32g	E
7	Serrano hamSainsbury’s	31.7g	E
8	Spanish Serrano HamMorrisons · 80 g	31.3g	E
9	Jamon serrano gran reservaBonarea · 31 g	31g	E
10	Spanish Serrano HamM&S · 70 g	31g	E

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Lowest fat hams

Ranked by fat per 100g out of 368 hams with complete labels. At most two per brand.

#	Product	Fat per 100g	Nutri-Score
1	Cherrywood smoked finely sliced hamCo Op · 120 g	0.7g	A
2	Wafer Thin Brunswick HamTesco · 2 slices	1.1g	C
3	British Cooked HamAldi · 300 g	1.4g	C
4	Honey roast hamIceland · 300 g	1.4g	A
5	British outdoor bred wafer thin honey roast hamM&S Food · 125 g	1.4g	D
6	Carvery oven baked hamMorrisons	1.5g	D
7	British finely sliced hamSainsbury's	1.5g	A
8	Cooked HamM&S	1.5g	C
9	Roast Ham Thickly CarvedAsda	1.5g	C
10	Naked Wafer Thin Ham SlicesFinnebrogue	1.7g	B

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Fewest additives hams

Ranked by additives out of 259 hams with complete labels. At most two per brand.

#	Product	Nutri-Score
1	Naked Wafer Thin Ham SlicesFinnebrogue	B
2	Naked 6 Deli Ham SlicesFinnebrogue · 100g	B
3	Cooked Ham 10 SlicesTesco	C
4	Wiltshire Cured Breaded Ham SlicesLidl Deluxe · 120 g	D
5	Dry cured ham on the boneMorrisons	B
6	British wiltshire cured hamWaitrose	D
7	Baked HamTHE deli · 120 g	D
8	Jamón Serrano TapasCampofrío · 80 g	E
9	Spanish Serrano HamM&S · 70 g	E
10	Prosciutto CrudoSainsbury's · 120g	C

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How these rankings work

Every figure is per 100g, taken from the label as recorded in Open Food Facts, the open food database built by volunteers. Products whose numbers don't add up (for example, energy that doesn't match the fat, carbs and protein) are left out of these tables but still appear in the full aisle. Traffic lights follow the UK front-of-pack thresholds for fat, saturates, sugar and salt. Nutri-Score runs from A (best) to E. Brands can't pay to appear here. Spot a mistake? Fix it at the source on Open Food Facts and it reaches Shelf Check at the next refresh.