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Is Bramwells English mustard ultra-processed?

Yellow mustards Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Bramwells English mustard

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed yellow mustards

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

nutrition water, mustard 22%, sugar, sal, wheat flour, acid (citric acid), spice extract, thickener (xanthan gum), typical vai energy fat of which satur carbohydrate of which sugar fibre protein salt h allergy advice (forallergens), r, reference average adult, 8

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

nutrition water, mustard flour (22%), sugar, sal, wheat flour, acid: citric acid, spice extract, thickener: xanthan gum, typical vai energy fat of which satur carbohydrate of which sugar fibre protein salt h allergy advice: forallergens, see ingredients in bold, dietary advice: suitable for vegetarians, no artificial colours or preservatives, *r},reference average adult(8

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 yellow mustards

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 58% of the yellow mustards 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 12 yellow mustards, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600249421, last edited 27 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.
  • 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.