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Is Ben’s Original Chinese style five spice ultra-processed?

8.5 oz Vegetables Sold in the United States

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed vegetables

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

water, barley, brown rice, carrots, corn, green beans, peas, ginger, sunflower oil, soybean oil, red bell peppers, mushroom powder, maltodextrin, mushroom extract, onions, garlic, yeast extract, soy sauce, salt, green chilies, fennel, star anise, white pepper, cinnamon, clove

As written on the pack

water, whole grain barley, whole grain brown rice, carrots, corn, green beans, peas, ginger, sunflower oil, soybean oil, red bell peppers, mushroom powder, maltodextrin, mushroom extract, onions, garlic, yeast extract, soy sauce powder, salt, green chilies, ground fennel, ground star anise, ground white pepper, ground cinnamon, ground clove

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 603 vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 506th. 18% of the vegetables 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 603 vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0054800425402, last edited 27 October 2024), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.