Is Cindy's Kitchen Buttermilk Ranch ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 41 ingredients
- 3 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Buttermilk (Pasteurized Low Fat Milk, Salt (processing marker)), Sour Cream (Light Cream, Nonfat Milk, Enzymes), Yogurt (Pasteurized Nonfat Milk, Pectin (ultra-processing marker), Contains Active Yogurt Cultures), Filtered Water, White Wine Vinegar, Egg Yolk, Sugar (processing marker), Sea Salt (processing marker), Parsley, Cucumber Juice, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Onion, Tomato, Worcestershire Sauce (processing marker) (Vinegar, Molasses (processing marker), Raw Cane Sugar (processing marker), Sea Salt (processing marker), Spices, Garlic), Garlic, Mustard, Carrot, Green Bell Pepper, Red Bell Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper, Black Pepper, Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker), Tocopherols (Vitamin E), Celery Seeds, Spinach
Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E415 Xanthan gum , E440 Pectins
As written on the pack
Expeller Pressed Sunflower Oil, Buttermilk (Cultured Pasteurized Low Fat Milk, Salt), Sour Cream (Cultured Pasteurized Light Cream, Nonfat Milk, Enzymes), Nonfat Yogurt (Cultured Pasteurized Nonfat Milk and Pectin, Contains Active Yogurt Cultures), Filtered Water, White Wine Vinegar, Dried Egg Yolk, Organic Sugar, Sea Salt, Parsley, Cucumber Juice Concentrate, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Onion, Tomato, Organic Worcestershire Sauce (Organic Vinegar, Organic Molasses, Organic Raw Cane Sugar, Sea Salt, Organic Spices, Organic Garlic Powder), Garlic, Mustard Flour, Carrot, Green Bell Pepper, Red Bell Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper, Black Pepper, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherols (Vitamin E), Celery Seeds, Spinach.
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.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
4 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0814453020269, last edited 2 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.