Is Chilera tapatia Chamoy flavor sauce ultra-processed?

355 ml Chili peppers Sold in the United States and Mexico

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E415 Xanthan gum

11 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed chili peppers

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, salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), citric acid, chili peppers, artificial flavor (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), fd&c red no, 40, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate as preservatives

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Water, salt, sugar, citric acid, chili peppers, artificial flavor, xanthan gum, fd&c red no. 40, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate as preservatives.

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.

E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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 25 chili peppers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 32% of the chili peppers 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 25 chili peppers, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0647541022025, last edited 11 August 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.