Is Briannas Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing ultra-processed?

Salad dressings 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:

Colour
Flavouring
E415 Xanthan gum

32 ingredients
7 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed salad dressings

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

Canola oil, water, apple cider vinegar, sugar (processing marker), egg yolks, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), jalapeno (jalapeno peppers, salt (processing marker), acetic acid, water, calcium chloride), garlic puree (garlic, citric acid), salt (processing marker), lime juice concentrate, onion, lactic acid, vegetable juice (for color (ultra-processing marker)), turmeric (for color (ultra-processing marker)), cilantro, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), potassium sorbate (processing marker), sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), spices, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant, vitamin e)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E260 Acetic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Canola oil, water, apple cider vinegar, sugar, egg yolks, natural flavors, jalapeno puree (jalapeno peppers, salt, acetic acid, water, calcium chloride), garlic puree (garlic, citric acid), salt, lime juice concentrate, onion powder, lactic acid, vegetable juice (for color), turmeric (for color), dried cilantro, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), spices, 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.

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.

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.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 252 salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 164th. 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 0027271121364, last edited 29 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.