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Is Cape Herb & Spice Mediterranean Roasts seasoning ultra-processed?

100 g / 3.5 oz Spice blends Sold in the United States, Sweden and 2 more countries

Pack of Cape Herb & Spice Mediterranean Roasts seasoning

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed spice blends

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

sea salt 60%, brown sugar, black peppercorns, rosemary 8%, garlic 5%, sage 3%, lemon juice (maltodextrin, lemon juice), parsley, bay leaves, olives 1%, anti-caking agent, non-irradiated

As written on the pack

sea salt (60%), brown sugar, black peppercorns, rosemary (8%), garlic (5%), sage (3%), lemon juice powder (maltodextrin, lemon juice), parsley, bay leaves, olives (1%), anti-caking agent, non-irradiated,

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
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.

  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 spice blends

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 81% of the spice blends 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 16 spice blends, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 6006507004996, last edited 8 September 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.