Is Aldi Cajun seasoning ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 23 ingredients
- 1 additive
Less processed spices
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
salt (processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), chilli 8%, cayenne pepper, dried garlic, allspice, black pepper, coriander seed, ground ginger, white pepper, cumin seed, fennel seed 2%, yeast extract, cardamom seed, herbs (thyme, oregano), mustard, anti-caking agent (processing marker) (silicon dioxide sunflower oil), flavouring (ultra-processing marker), colour (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E160c Paprika extract
As written on the pack
salt, maltodextrin, ground chilli (8%), cayenne pepper, dried garlic, ground allspice, black pepper, ground coriander seed, ground ginger, white pepper, ground cumin seed, fennel seed (2%), yeast extract, ground cardamom seed, dried herbs (thyme, oregano), mustard flour, anti-caking agent: silicon dioxide sunflower oil, flavouring, colour: paprika extract
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 303 spices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 291st. 36% of the spices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600124964, 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.
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