Is Co-op Creamy Soured Cream & Chive Dip ultra-processed?

200 g Dips Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E412 Guar gum
E415 Xanthan gum

31 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed dips

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

co made with reduced fat soured cream, op mayonnaise, chives, onion, 200ge ingredients reduced fat soured cream, mayonnaise (processing marker) 40% (rapeseed oil, water, white wine vinegar, egg, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker)), rapeseed oil, chives 3%, onion 2%, cornflour, concentrated lemon juice, potassium sorbate (processing marker), salt (processing marker), packed in uk using eu, reduced fat soured cream for op, m60 0ag and co-op, unit 27, bt38, aww.coop.co.uk, food advice storage, keep in the fridge and eat within 2 days of opening, don't exceed the use by date, not suitable for hóme freezing

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

co made with reduced fat soured cream, op mayonnaise, chives and onion. 200ge ingredients reduced fat soured cream (milk) (48%), mayonnaise (40%) (rapeseed oil, water, white wine vinegar, pasteurised egg, sugar, salt, stabilisers (guar gum, xanthan gum)), rapeseed oil, chives (3%), onion (2%), cornflour, concentrated lemon juice, preservative (potassium sorbate), salt. allergy advice for allergens, see ingredients in bold. packed in uk using eu/non-eu reduced fat soured cream for op (gb), m60 0ag and co-op (ni) unit 27/1, bt38 8ph. aww.coop.co.uk/food advice storage - keep in the fridge and eat within 2 days of opening. don't exceed the use by date. not suitable for hóme freezing.

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.

E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.

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.

E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 433 dips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 358th. 43% of the dips 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 433 dips, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128739320, last edited 17 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.