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Is Batts Cajun Style Seasoning ultra-processed?

60 g Culinary plants Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Batts Cajun Style Seasoning

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed culinary plants

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

Salt, Maltodextrin, Mild Chilli Powder, Allspice, Black Pepper, Garlic, Red Bell Pepper, White Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Coriander, Gourd Cumin, Fennel, Cardamom, Ground Ginger, Sunflower Oil, Thyme, Yeast Extract, Smoke Flavouring, Anti-Caking gent (Silicon Dioxide), Colours (Plain Caramel), Paprika Extract, Mustard Seed

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Salt, Maltodextrin, Mild Chilli Powder, Allspice, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Red Bell Pepper Flakes, White Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Ground Coriander, Gourd Cumin, Ground Fennel, Ground Cardamom, Ground Ginger, Sunflower Oil, Ground Thyme, Yeast Extract, Smoke Flavouring, Anti-Caking gent: Silicon Dioxide; Colours: Plain Caramel, Paprika Extract; Mustard Seed Powder

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • 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.

  • 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 115 culinary plants

From least to most processed, this one ranks 108th. 23% of the culinary plants 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 115 culinary plants, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20409326, 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.