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Is Amy's Organic Chili Spicy ultra-processed?

14.7 oz Chili peppers Sold in the United States

Pack of Amy's Organic Chili Spicy

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed chili peppers

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

red beans, onions, filtered water, tofu (filtered water, soybeans, nigari (magnesium chloride, a natural firming agent)), bell peppers, sweet rice flour, high oleic oil (safflower oil, sunflower oil), jalapeno peppers, spices, garlic, sea salt, black pepper

As written on the pack

Organic red beans, organic onions, filtered water, organic tofu (filtered water, organic soybeans, nigari [magnesium chloride, a natural firming agent]), organic bell peppers, organic sweet rice flour, organic high oleic safflower and/or sunflower oil, organic jalapeno peppers, organic spices, organic garlic, sea salt, organic black pepper.

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.

  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
3 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 25 chili peppers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 32% of the chili peppers 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 25 chili peppers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0042272005123, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.