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Is Burman’s Orange Stir Fry Sauce ultra-processed?

14.5 oz Sweet and sour sauces Sold in the United States

Pack of Burman’s Orange Stir Fry Sauce

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

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

Water, cane sugar, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), orange juice, white vinegar, corn starch, tomato paste, ginger, garlic, dried garlic, salt, orange peel (orange peel, water, citric acid), red bell peppers, red peppers, toasted sesame oil, dried onion

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water, cane sugar, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), orange juice concentrate, white vinegar, corn starch, tomato paste, ginger puree, garlic, dried garlic, salt, orange peel (orange peel, water, citric acid), dried red bell peppers, crushed red peppers, toasted sesame oil, dried onion. Contains: soy, wheat, sesame.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 sweet and sour sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 88% of the sweet and sour 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 17 sweet and sour sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100151954, last edited 8 May 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.