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Is Briannas New American Creamy Balsamic Dressing ultra-processed?

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Pack of Briannas New American Creamy Balsamic 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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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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, honey, rice wine vinegar, water, balsamic vinegar, salt, garlic puree (garlic, citric acid), dijon mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, white wine, citric acid, tartaric acid, spices), spices, concentrated grape juice, xanthan gum, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant, vitamin e)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Canola oil, honey, rice wine vinegar, water, balsamic vinegar, salt, garlic puree (garlic, citric acid), dijon mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, white wine, citric acid, tartaric acid, spices), spices, concentrated grape juice, 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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 239 mayonnaises

From least to most processed, this one ranks 103rd. 72% of the mayonnaises 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 239 mayonnaises, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0027271121326, last edited 14 January 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.