Is Cape Herb & Spice RUB caribbean jerk seasoning ultra-processed?

100g Spices Sold in the United Kingdom, the United States and 2 more countries

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar

10 ingredients
No additives

Less processed spices

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 (processing marker) 40%, Chillies 17%, Brown sugar (processing marker), Onion, Thyme 7%, Cinnamon 4%, Cayenne pepper, All spice 2.5%, Black pepper, Non-irradiated

As written on the pack

Sea salt (40%), Chillies (17%), Brown sugar, Onion, Thyme (7%), Cinnamon (4%), Cayenne pepper, All spice (2.5%), Black pepper. Non-irradiated.

What makes it processed

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 303 spices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 141st. 36% of the spices 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 303 spices, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 6006507005757, last edited 21 February 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.