Is Ballymaloe Foods Ballymaloe Caesar Salad Dressing ultra-processed?

200ml Caesar salad dressings Sold in Ireland

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil
Sauce

14 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed salad dressings

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

Sunflower Oil (processing marker), White Wine Vinegar, Anchovy Paste, Egg Yolk, Condiment Vinegar (White Wine Vinegar, Grape Must), Olive Oil (processing marker), Dijon Mustard 1%, Mustard 1%, Sea Salt (processing marker), Tamari (processing marker), Cracked Black Pepper, please see ingredients in bold

As written on the pack

Sunflower Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Anchovy Paste (Fish) (8%), Egg Yolk, Condiment Vinegar (White Wine Vinegar & Grape Must), Olive Oil, Dijon Mustard (<1%), Wholegrain Mustard (<1%), Sea Salt, Tamari (Soya), Cracked Black Pepper: For allergens, please see ingredients in bold.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

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 8 caesar salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 75% of the caesar salad dressings 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 8 caesar salad dressings, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5099229003010, last edited 10 May 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.