Is Bramwells Chunky Burger 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:
- 40 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed burger sauces
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Rapeseed Oil, mustard 6% (Water, Mustard Seed, Spirit Vinegar, Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker)), Guar Gum (ultra-processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Turmeric Powder), Sugar (processing marker), gherkins in brine 5% (Gherkins, Water, Spirit Vinegar, Salt (processing marker)), Tomato Paste, Spirit Vinegar, free range egg yolk 3.5% (Pasteurised Free Range Egg Yolk, Salt (processing marker)), Modified Maize Starch (ultra-processing marker), onion 1.59%, Salt (processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Preservative (processing marker) (Sorbic Acid), Onion Powder, Red Chilli, Red Chilli, Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Stabiliser, Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker), Dried Dill, Colours (ultra-processing marker) (Carotenes (ultra-processing marker)), Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E200 Sorbic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
Water, Rapeseed Oil, MUSTARD (6%) (Water, Mustard Seed, Spirit Vinegar, Stabilisers Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum; Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Turmeric Powder), Sugar, GHERKINS IN BRINE (5%) (Chopped Gherkins, Water, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Tomato Paste, Spirit Vinegar, PASTEURISED SALTED LIQUID FREE RANGE EGG YOLK (3.5%) (Pasteurised Free Range Egg Yolk, Salt), Modified Maize Starch, CHOPPED ONION (1.59%), Salt, Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid; Preservative: Sorbic Acid; Onion Powder, Dried Red Chilli, Red Chilli Powder, Flavourings, Stabiliser. Xanthan Gum; Dried Dill, Colours: Carotenes, Paprika Extract.
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- 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.
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- 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- 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.
Among 23 burger sauces
From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 91% of the burger sauces here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600155890, last edited 1 August 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.