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Is Caj P Béarnaise Sauce ultra-processed?

Béarnaise sauce Sold in Sweden

Pack of Caj P Béarnaise Sauce

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 5 additives

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

Rapsolja, vatten, dragonättika, äggula, salt, stabiliseringsmedel (e1422, e415), socker, naturliga aromer, lök, vitpeppar, dragon, konserveringsmedel (e202), färgämne (e160a), antioxidationsmedel (e385)

Additives: E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate , E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Rapsolja, vatten, dragonättika, äggula, salt, stabiliseringsmedel (E1422, E415), socker, naturliga aromer, lökpulver, vitpeppar, dragon, konserveringsmedel (E202), färgämne (E160a), antioxidationsmedel (E385).

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.

  • E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate Acetylated distarch adipate is a chemically modified starch that holds up to heating, freezing and acidity, used to thicken sauces and fillings.
  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • 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.
4 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 26 Béarnaise sauce

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 100% of the Béarnaise sauce 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 26 Béarnaise sauce, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7315200583691, last edited 2 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.