Is C.H. Guenther Country Gravy Mix ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 35 ingredients
- 1 additive
Less processed dehydrated sauces
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), food starch-modified (ultra-processing marker), palm oil, corn syrup solids, salt (processing marker), contains less than 2% (chicken fat), chicken, bacon fat, garlic, spices, sugar (processing marker), nonfat milk, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), sodium caseinate, whey protein (ultra-processing marker), whey (ultra-processing marker), autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (corn, soy, and wheat), mono- and diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), soy flour, turmeric, disodium guanylate, inosinate (flavor enhancers (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), maltodextrin, food starch-modified, palm oil, corn syrup solids, salt, contains less than 2%: chicken fat, chicken, bacon fat, garlic, spices, sugar, nonfat milk, natural flavors, sodium caseinate, whey protein concentrate, whey, autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (corn, soy, and wheat), mono & diglycerides, soy flour, turmeric, disodium guanylate and inosinate (flavor enhancers).
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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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.
Among 50 dehydrated sauces
From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 96% of the dehydrated sauces here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041460398887, last edited 7 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.