Is Bramwells Mint sauce ultra-processed?

180 g Mint sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
E415 Xanthan gum

15 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed sauces

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, mint 25%, sugar (processing marker), spirit vinegar, salt (processing marker), stabiliser (xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker)), acidity regulator (fat typical values per10 the uk energy acetic acid), colour (ultra-processing marker) (copper complexes of chlorophyl and chlorophyllns of which saturaes g carbohydate of which sugars fibre dietary advice), protein, salt no artificial flavourings, r, reference intale 180ge this jar contains 12 tablepon ep

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

nutrition water, mint (25%), sugar, spirit vinegar, salt, stabiliser: xanthan gum, acidity regulator: fat typical values per10 the uk energy acetic acid, colour: copper complexes of chlorophyl and chlorophyllns of which saturaes g carbohydate of which sugars fibre dietary advice: protein suitable for vegetarians, salt no artificial flavourings, *r/ ,reference intale 180ge this jar contains 12 tablepon ep

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.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

2 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 mint sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 100% of the mint sauces 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 10 mint sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600217178, 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.
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