Is Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy frosting Vanilla ultra-processed?

453g Cooking helpers Sold in the United States, France and Germany

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Glucose
E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate
E450 Diphosphates
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

16 ingredients
6 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed cooking helpers

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

sugar (processing marker), palm oil, water, corn syrup (ultra-processing marker), corn starch (processing marker), contains 2 % and less of (salt (processing marker)), monoglycerides, polysorbate 60 (ultra-processing marker), sodium stearoyl lactylate (ultra-processing marker), sodium acid pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker), natural and artificial flavor (ultra-processing marker), yellows 5 and 6, citric acid, freshness preserved by potassium sorbate, ingredients

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E202 Potassium sorbate.

As written on the pack

sugar, palm oil, water, corn syrup, corn starch. contains 2 % or less of: salt, monoglycerides, polysorbate 60, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, natural and artificial flavor, yellows 5 & 6, citric acid. freshness preserved by potassium sorbate. may contain milk ingredients.

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.

E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
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.

Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

4 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.

E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 219 cooking helpers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 180th. 73% of the cooking helpers 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.

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About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0016000458307, last edited 1 October 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.