Is Capsicana Easy-going Salsa Mild Red Pepper & Smoked Paprika ultra-processed?

285g Dips Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160c Paprika extract

23 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed dips

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

Water, Chopped Tomatoes 20%, Red Pepper 17%, Red Onion, Tomato Paste, Red Wine Vinegar, Sugar (processing marker), Garlic Puree, Cornflour, Smoked Paprika, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt (processing marker), Chipotle Mash (Water, Red Smoked Jalapeno Mash (Red Smoked Jalapeno Peppers, Salt (processing marker), Acetic Acid), Red Jalapeno Mash (Red Jalapeno Peppers, Salt (processing marker))), Black Pepper, Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Water, Chopped Tomatoes (20%), Red Pepper (17%), Red Onion, Tomato Paste, Red Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Garlic Puree, Cornflour, Smoked Paprika, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt, Chipotle Mash (Water, Red Smoked Jalapeno Mash (Red Smoked Jalapeno Peppers, Salt, Acetic Acid), Red Jalapeno Mash (Red Jalapeno Peppers, Salt)), Black Pepper, Colour: Paprika 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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.

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 433 dips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 321st. 43% of the dips 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 433 dips, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060230050423, last edited 1 October 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.