Is Batts Ginger Purée ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 11 ingredients
- 1 additive
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Ginger 78%, Spirit Vinegar, Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Stabiliser, Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker), Preservative (processing marker), Potassium Sorbate Ginger Purée in cooking, 1 tsp of purée is equal to 1 tsp of freshly chopped ginger
Additives: E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
78% Ginger Purée, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Stabiliser, Xanthan Gum, Preservative, Potassium Sorbate Ginger Purée in cooking. 1 tsp of purée is equal to 1 tsp of freshly chopped ginger.
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.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489903208, 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.
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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.