Is Badia Spices Inc. Complete 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:
- 9 ingredients
- 1 additive
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
vegetables (garlic, onion), salt (processing marker), monosodium glutamate (ultra-processing marker), spices, herbs, tricalcium phosphate (as anti-caking agent (processing marker))
Additives: E621 Monosodium glutamate
As written on the pack
DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (GARLIC & ONION), SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SPICES, HERBS AND TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE (AS ANTI-CAKING AGENT).
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.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0033844001353, last edited 25 September 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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- 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.