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Is Capisicana Mexican tasty taco mix ultra-processed?

28 g Spices Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Capisicana Mexican tasty taco mix

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 1 additive

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

Spices 33% (Cumin, Paprika, Cinnamon (Cassia), Chipotle Chilli, Black Pepper, Jalapeno Chilli, Cloves, Pimento, Nutmeg, Cardamom), Demerara Sugar, Garlic, Salt, Red Pepper, Dehydrated Onion, Dextrose, Herbs (Mexican Oregano 2.5%, Thyme, Bay), Tomato, Tomato, Turmeric Extract

Additives: E100 Curcumin

As written on the pack

Spices (33%) (Cumin, Paprika, Cinnamon (Cassia), Chipotle Chilli, Black Pepper, Jalapeno Chilli, Cloves, Pimento, Nutmeg, Cardamom), Demerara Sugar, Dehydrated Garlic, Salt, Red Pepper, Dehydrated Onion, Dextrose, Herbs (Mexican Oregano (2.5%), Thyme, Bay), Tomato Powder, Dehydrated Tomato, Turmeric Extract.

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.

  • E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
2 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.

  • 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 278th. 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 5060230050294, last edited 27 March 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.