Is Chosen Foods Classic Ranch Dressing & Dip ultra-processed?

237ml Salad dressings Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Vegetable fiber

25 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed salad dressings

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

avocado oil (processing marker), pear juice from concentrate (water, pear juice concentrate), water, lemon juice from concentrate (water, lemon juice concentrate), buttermilk powder (skim milk, lactic acid, starter culture), sea salt (processing marker), white vinegar, garlic puree, onion, sour cream (cultured cream, nonfat dry milk (processing marker)), basil, dill, tamarind seed gum, black pepper, citrus fiber (ultra-processing marker), chives

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

AVOCADO OIL, PEAR JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, PEAR JUICE CONCENTRATE), WATER, LEMON JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE), ORGANIC BUTTERMILK POWDER (ORGANIC SKIM MILK, LACTIC ACID, STARTER CULTURE), SEA SALT, WHITE VINEGAR, GARLIC PUREE, ONION POWDER, ORGANIC SOUR CREAM CONCENTRATE (ORGANIC CULTURED CREAM, ORGANIC NONFAT DRY MILK), BASIL, DILL, TAMARIND SEED GUM, BLACK PEPPER, CITRUS FIBER, DRIED CHIVES

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 252 salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 67th. 85% of the salad dressings 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 252 salad dressings, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0815074022830, last edited 26 January 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.