Is Badia Complete Seasoning ultra-processed?

793.8 g Spices Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E621 Monosodium glutamate

9 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed spices

Organic No-Salt Seasoning Kirkland Signature 21 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1
Organic Saigon Cinnamon Ground Kirkland Signature 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Fine ground black pepper Costco Companies Inc. 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Crushed Red Pepper Kirkland 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1

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

vegetables (garlic, onion), salt (processing marker), monosodium glutamate (ultra-processing marker), spices, herbs, tricalcium phosphate (to prevent caking (processing marker))

Additives: E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (GARLIC & ONION), SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SPICES, HERBS AND TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE (TO PREVENT CAKING).

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.

E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 303 spices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 220th. 36% of the spices 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 303 spices, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0033844005511, last edited 6 April 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.