Is Blue Dragon Black Bean Stir Fry Sauce ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 37 ingredients
- 2 additives
Less processed sauces
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
al bu dragon, the of mo tharing and recipes to fuel your pastion for food, server wrue dra stir fry 400gbeet 0tionn blue newtaitet take dracon ahandrofwater chestnuts deoge addad uo a chinese-style stir fry sauce with salted black soya beans, dark soy sauce (processing marker), garlic, ginger, engredients (water), sugar (processing marker), black soya beans 7% (black soya beans, salt (processing marker)), white rice vinegar, modified maize starch (ultra-processing marker), dark soy sauce (processing marker) 3% (water, salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), barley malt extract, soya bean, colour (ultra-processing marker) (plain caramel (ultra-processing marker)), yeast extract, spirit vinegar, wheat), garlic purée 2%, ginger 1.5%, rapeseed oil, colour (ultra-processing marker) (plain caramel (ultra-processing marker)), yeast extract powder (salt (processing marker), yeast extract, natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker)), acidity regulator (lactic acid), including cereals containing gluten
Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E270 Lactic acid
As written on the pack
al bu dragon, the of mo tharing and recipes to fuel your pastion for food. server wrue dra stir fry 400gbeet 0tionn blue newtaitet take dracon ahandrofwater chestnuts deoge addad uo a chinese-style stir fry sauce with salted black soya beans, dark soy sauce, garlic and ginger. engredients: water, sugar, salted black soya beans (7%) [black soya beans, salt], white rice vinegar, modified maize starch, dark soy sauce (3%) [water, salt, sugar, barley malt extract, defatted soya bean flakes, colour (plain caramel), yeast extract, spirit vinegar, roasted wheat], garlic purée (2%), ginger purée (1.5%), rapeseed oil, colour (plain caramel), yeast extract powder [salt, yeast extract, natural flavouring], acidity regulator (lactic acid). allergy advice: for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. may also contain peanuts and nuts. no artificial flavours. suitable for vegetarians.
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.
- 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.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
Among 2,962 sauces
From least to most processed, this one ranks 2489th. 60% of the sauces here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010338200053, last edited 21 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.