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Is Aldi BRAMWELLS DARN F FINE TASTE SKEETER'S BBQ Sauce SM ultra-processed?

Barbecue sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Aldi BRAMWELLS DARN F FINE TASTE SKEETER'S BBQ Sauce SM

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 5 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water Tomato Paste Sugar Spirit Vinegar Wadiffed Waze Starch, Sat Colour (Plain Caramel Rapeseed Oil), Onion Powder Paprika Presea Xanthan Gum (Cumin)

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E415 Xanthan gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E120 Cochineal, E415 Xanthan gum.

As written on the pack

Water Tomato Paste Sugar Spirit Vinegar Wadiffed Waze Starch, Sat Colour: Plain Caramel Rapeseed Oil, Onion Powder Paprika Presea Xanthan Gum: Ground Cumin, Dried Fed Jalapeño ALLERGY ADVICE: May contain mustard DIETARY ADVICE: Suitable for vecans No artificial colours or flavourings This bottle contains approx Bablespoon servings. NUTRITION TYPICAL VALUES Per 100mil Per tablespoon (15ml) Energy 56TkJ/1B2kcal Fat 120

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 107 barbecue sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 86% of the barbecue sauces here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 107 barbecue sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600496108, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.