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Is Ching's Secret Green chilli sauce ultra-processed?

190 Hot sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and India

Pack of Ching's Secret Green chilli sauce

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 5 additives

Less processed hot sauces

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, green chilli 30%, salt, sugar, thickener (e1422), garlic, acidity inal information* 6g a quantity regulator (e296, e260), per serving emulsifying, stabilizing agent container 31 2‚2 (e415), spices (cumin, 0‚1 coriander powder), preservative (e211), contains permitted class ii preservative 0‚4 store in a cool, dry and hygienic place, keep refrigerated

Additives: E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E260 Acetic acid , E296 Malic acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

water, green chilli (30%), salt, sugar, thickener (e1422), garlic powder, acidity inal information* 6g a quantity regulator (e296, e260), per serving emulsifying , stabilizing agent container 31 2,2 (e415), spices (cumin powder, 0,1 coriander powder), preservative (e211), contains permitted class ii preservative 0,4 store in a cool, dry and hygienic place, keep refrigerated

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.

  • E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate Acetylated distarch adipate is a chemically modified starch that holds up to heating, freezing and acidity, used to thicken sauces and fillings.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 185 hot sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 162nd. 70% of the hot sauces 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 185 hot sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901595862733, last edited 1 April 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.