Is Cholula hot sauce chipotle ultra-processed?

150ml bottle Hot sauces 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:

Flavouring
E415 Xanthan gum

19 ingredients
2 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, Sugar (processing marker), Chilli Peppers 4% (Chipotle 1.9%, Arbol, Guajillo, Piquin), Salt (processing marker), Acid (Acetic Acid), Smoke Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Apple Extract, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker)), Rice Flour, Spices, Apple Cider Vinegar, Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Cacao

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Water, Sugar, Chilli Peppers (4%) (Chipotle (1,9%), Arbol, Guajillo, Piquin), Salt, Acid (Acetic Acid), Smoke Flavouring, Apple Extract, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Rice Flour, Spices, Apple Cider Vinegar, Flavourings, Cacao 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.

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 184 hot sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 118th. 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 184 hot sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0049863830119, last edited 29 January 2024), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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