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Is Briannas Asiago Caesar Dressing ultra-processed?

Salad dressings Sold in the United States

Pack of Briannas Asiago Caesar Dressing

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:

  • 54 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

canola oil, water, rice wine vinegar, asiago cheese (cultured milk, enzymes, salt), balsamic vinegar, garlic puree (garlic, citric acid), egg yolk powder, salt, sugar, worcestershire sauce (water, distilled vinegar, soy sauce (water, salt, hydrolyzed soy protein, corn syrup, caramel color, potassium sorbate (preservative)), sugar, corn syrup, tamarind, caramel color, spices, salt, dried garlic, dried onion, citric acid, xanthan gum, natural flavors, potassium sorbate (preservative)), spices, dijon mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, white wine, citric acid, tartaric acid, spices), natural flavors, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), xanthan gum, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant-vitamin e)

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

canola oil, water, rice wine vinegar, shredded asiago cheese (cultured milk, enzymes, salt), balsamic vinegar, garlic puree (garlic, citric acid), egg yolk powder, salt, sugar, worcestershire sauce (water, distilled vinegar, soy sauce (water, salt, hydrolyzed soy protein, corn syrup, caramel color, potassium sorbate [preservative]), sugar, corn syrup, tamarind extract, caramel color, spices, salt, dried garlic, dried onion, citric acid, xanthan gum, natural flavors, potassium sorbate [preservative]), spices, dijon mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, white wine, citric acid, tartaric acid, spices), natural flavors, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), xanthan gum, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant-vitamin e),

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.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
6 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 252 salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 194th. 85% of the salad dressings 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 252 salad dressings, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0027271120282, last edited 26 September 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.