Is Boar's Head Tzatziki Greek Yogurt Dip ultra-processed?

12 oz Tzatzikis Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Milk proteins
E440 Pectins

22 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed tzatzikis

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

greek yogurt (pasteurized grade a skim milk, cream, milk protein concentrate (ultra-processing marker), tapioca starch (processing marker), pectin (ultra-processing marker), enzymes, live, active cultures (streptococcus thermophilus), lactobacillus bulgaricus, lactobacillus acidophilus, bifidus, and lactobacillus casei), cucumbers, and less 2% (salt (processing marker)), dill, garlic, vinegar, natamycin (a natural preservative (processing marker))

Additives: E235 Natamycin , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

greek yogurt (pasteurized grade a skim milk, cream, milk protein concentrate, tapioca starch, pectin, enzymes, live and active cultures: s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus, and l. casei), cucumbers, 2% or less: salt, dill, garlic, vinegar and natamycin (a natural preservative).

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.

E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.

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.

Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 tzatzikis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 39% of the tzatzikis 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 18 tzatzikis, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0042421162608, last edited 16 April 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.